Monday, June 22, 2026

Vincent Adekoye

May 16, 2026

Two guards jailed for life over serial defilement of six-year-old Abuja girl

Speaking on the conviction, the Director General of NAPTIP, Binta Adamu-Bello, commended the judiciary for the landmark judgment.

Two guards, James Sule and Adamu Yau,
February 11, 2026

NAPTIP rescues 23 IT-skilled Nigerian youths lured with job offers to Thailand

Ms Adamu-Bello stated, “The trafficker goes after boys and girls who have one skill or the other, but preferably computer and IT skills, and who do not drink alcohol or smoke.”

IT person
August 13, 2025

NAPTIP, shippers’ council partner against human trafficking

Ms Adamu-Bello described NSC as a critical partner that would assist in no small measure in combatting human trafficking.

NAPTIP agents
June 14, 2025

NAPTIP rescues 14-year-old girl from domestic abuse 

Mr Abubakar commended the D-G of NAPTIP for her timely response in rescuing the girl.

March 23, 2025

NAPTIP rescues seven girls from Iraq-bound trafficking ring in Abuja hotel

She said the agency has intensified its manhunt for other members of the trafficking gang.

NAPTIP
January 3, 2025
Uadiale-Christiana Jacob
September 19, 2023

Pharmacist sentenced to life imprisonment for rape

Mr Adekoye said an FCT High Court sitting in Kubwa, convicted and sentenced Mr Danraka to life imprisonment on Monday.

NAPTIP
May 31, 2023

NAPTIP sacks deputy director, four others for alleged misconduct

The affected personnel were said to have demanded and received bribes from suspects and their relatives as well as leaked confidential information to suspects.

NAPTIP
May 20, 2023

NAPTIP to clamp down on shelter homes operating without compliance with guidelines

The agency’s director-general, Fatima Waziri-Azi, said this in a statement.

Fatima Waziri-Azi, the director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
March 8, 2023

Mothers renting out children for alms begging in FCT: NAPTIP

They hire out these innocent children and position them at the roadsides at busy intersections and bus stops, where they use them for alms begging.

Children beggars