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Human Trafficking Has Drastically Reduce In Edo – Former Commissioner
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EditorFormer Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe says human trafficking has reduced in the state due to the proactive measures governor Godwin Obaseki took to combat the scourge.
She asserted that between Setpember 2020 till now that the agency has brought 5,552 human trafficking victims to the state and over 2,000 victims have been provided shelters for.
She added that, though til now the task force had filed 107 cases in courts, until now judgement has not been delivered.
Prof. Omorogbe made the statements during an event organised by Pathfinder Justice Initiative, on human trafficking training for Law Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors and Judges, an NGO saddle with the responsibility to reduce the incessant rate of human trafficking in Nigeria, especially, Edo State, said the Edo state government has done much to put an end to the menace.
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Speaking on Edo State Task Force against Human Trafficking: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities, Omorogbe said the aim of the task force is to eradicate human trafficking in the state.
She alleged that, apart from fake pastors, some traditional rulers that some fake orphanage homes in the state also aid the human traffickers to transport victims to abroad for sexual expliotation and slavery.
Prof. Omorogbe who is the former chairman of the task force said their business is to relocate, rehabilitate and to embark on advocacy visit or sensitisation on the dangers of human trafficking in the 18 local government areas of the state.
She explained that they also provide shelters, skills, training campus and capacity building for human trafficking victims, just as she thanked NAPTIP, Oba of Benin, traditional rulers and other groups for their partnership with the task force for achieving their aims.
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Commenting on the National Action Plan, to reduce human trafficking, the NAPTIP, Benin Zonal Command, Stephen Selowo, said the agency is saddle in creating shelters, counseling, skills, healthcare services, family tracing and reintegrating human Trafficking victims back to the society.
Selowo said NAPTIP create capacity building, Town Hall meeting, workshop and enlightenment in various state and communities in Nigeria to inform people about the hazard of human trafficking, slavery and sexual violence.
In her remarks, the Executive Director, Pathfinder Justice lnitiative, Barrister Evon Benson Idahosa, said the essence of the event is to train the Law Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors and Judges on the best ways on how to handle human trafficking cases.
The event with the theme, “Insight-building capacity to deal with human trafficking and transit routes in Nigeria, Italy, Sweden.”
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Barrister Evon Benson Idahosa thanked everybody that attended the occasion.
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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin
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July 22, 2023By
EditorBy Omokha Andrew
A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.
The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.
The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.
The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.
However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.
One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.
“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.
“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.
When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.
Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.
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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports
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May 18, 2023By
EditorNigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.
James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.
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The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.
He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.
“In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.
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In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.
Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.
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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine
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2 years agoon
March 16, 2022By
EditorThe Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.
The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.
Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.
On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.
Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.
Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.
In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.
The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.
The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.
The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.
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