Immigration Rescues Pregnant Woman From Human Traffickers

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9 months ago

July 1, 2022

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), in Oyo State, has rescued a three months pregnant woman trafficking victim.

The NIS Public Relations Officer (PRO), Olufemi Adetunji made this known while briefing newsmen.

Adetunji said the victim has been handed over to the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

He said the victim was rescued at Saki area of the state by officials of the command.

The spokesman said the 20-year-old victim of human trafficking was brought from Akwa-Ibom to Oyo State on June 19 by the suspect with a promise to get her a good job.

Adetunji said the suspect was aware of the victim’s pregnancy before engaging her as a sex worker.

“Instead of getting her the promised job, she engaged her into prostitution and collected the money from men who slept with the victim.

“Our men also apprehended the suspect and have handed her over to NAPTIP for further investigation and prosecution,” he said.

The PRO said that NIS would not relent in enlightening the public on the dangers of human trafficking and called on parents to always find out what their children are doing while under a helper.

Adetunji said that human traffickers always promise their victims heaven on earth but at the end of the day, they would engage them in something else.

In an interview with the suspect (names withheld), she said she kept the victim with a friend and that she was not the one who collects the money the job.

“She was aware that she would be engaged as a sex worker because the victim informed me that she was looking for money to buy baby wears,” she said.

The Coordinator of NAPTIP in Oyo State, Mr Akanya Augustine, said the agency would ensure diligent investigation and prosecution of the suspect if the case was proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Augustine said the agency would rehabilitate the victim especially with her condition.

He commended NIS for the collaboration with the agency towards eradicating human trafficking in the state.

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Sanwo-Olu Approves 20 Percent Increase In Salaries For Civil Servants

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Lagos Auto Dealer Arraigned For Killing Wife

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March 20, 2023

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Lagos State Government arraigned IVD on one count of involuntary manslaughter.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The State Counsel, Mrs Adeshola Bello had informed the court that the defendant was for arraignment, adding that there was a mixed up in the date the alleged offence was committed.

The offence, she said, contravened Section 222 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

“We have on record Oct.10, 2022, but the actual date of the incident was Oct.12

“We pray for the indulgence of the court to make amendment on the date,” she said.

The defence counsel, Mr Victor Ogunde, SAN, sought bail for the defendant, following his arraignment.

Ogunde added that the suit against the defendant was with a different number.

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Truck Crushes Okada Rider, Passenger To Death

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A commercial motorcyclist and his passenger, on Wednesday, lost their lives after colliding with a truck at Bible College area on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the accident on Wednesday in Ota, Ogun.

Umar said that the accident, which happened at about 9.10 a.m., involved four people, a vehicle and a Bajaj motorcycle.

He said that the motorcycle, with no registration number, drove against traffic and collided with a Daf truck, marked: KTG 941 YG, leading to the death of the Okada rider and the passenger, while two others were unhurt.

“The corpses of the dead had been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Ifo,” he said.

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