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Nigeria Immigration Intercepts 6-month-old Baby, Three Other Human Trafficking Victims In Badagry

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July 29, 2024

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The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Lagos Border Patrol Command at Seme in Badagry, has intercepted a six month-old baby and three others, suspected to be victims of human trafficking.

Comptroller Peter Adache, the Controller of the command, who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Badagry on Friday, July 26, 2024, said the victims were intercepted with their traffickers, a couple, on Monday around 1.30.p.m, along Kankon Owode Road in Badagry

According to Adache, they were travelling to Burkina Faso, through Republic of Benin, without any relevant documents.

“None of them was in possession of any travel documents, when they were intercepted at Owode Border,” he said.

Adache said that during interrogation, it was revealed that one of suspected traffickers ,who is a food vendor and citizen of Burkina Faso, lured the victims to travel with her to the country

“The three ladies decided to follow her because she promised to give them good jobs and good salaries.

“She called her husband, who is a citizen of Benin Republic and they arranged how to transport the three ladies and the child to Burkina Faso.

“The traveling expenses and feeding for the 6 persons were paid by the couple,” he said.

The comptroller said that the victims would be handed over to National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, to help reunite them with their families.

“It is a painful situation and under this situation we cannot in any way look away. I have been directed by the Assistant Controller General of Immigration in charge of Zone A to hand them over to NAPTIP.

“The Lagos Border Patrol command of NIS will continue to ensure compliance to immigration rules and regulations and equally ensure protection of Nigerians and reintegration of victims to their families

“One of the suspected victim(name withheld), who is a mother of six-month-old child, said she and child were abandoned by her husband, hence her decision to travel with the couple to survive hardship.

“Shortly after I delivered my child, my husband left me alone to take care of the child.

“Since there is no help from any quarters, when she (suspected trafficker, approached me to go to Burkina Faso, I agreed because she said I will make money and do good jobs there

“The journey had been tedious until we were arrested by immigration officers, I want to go back home,” she said.

Suspected victims of human trafficking were later handed over to Ibraheem Ogunbiyi, the Assistant Director and Head, Counseling and Rehabilitation Unit of NAPTIP, Lagos Zonal Command.

Mr Ogunbiyi, represented Comfort Agboko, the NAPTIP, Zonal Commander, Lagos Zonal Command.

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Lagos: Police Arrest Security Guard For Stealing Generators, Others

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August 23, 2025

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old security guard for allegedly breaking into an apartment and carting away household items worth about N1.8 million.

Police spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the arrest in a statement released on Saturday, adding that the suspect was tracked down by officers attached to the Iju Police Division.

He said operatives from the Iju Division apprehended the suspect following a report from a resident of the Ifako area, who returned home on August 15 to find his house burgled.

“Stolen items included a Sumec generator, a Fireman generator, a National air conditioner, and three air conditioner compressor engines, all valued at N1.8 million.

“Detectives arrested the suspect in the same neighbourhood after investigations revealed he conspired with others, who are still at large, to commit the crime,” Hundeyin said.

He added that the stolen items have been recovered, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend his accomplices.

Hundeyin said the case would be charged in court upon completion of investigations.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, assured residents that the command would leave no stone unturned in bringing criminals to justice and urged employers to conduct proper background checks before hiring staff.

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NAF Kills 35 Terrorists In Border Airstrikes Near Cameroon

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August 23, 2025

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The Nigeria Air Force said it had killed more than 35 jihadists in raids Saturday on militant fighters that had gathered near the Nigeria–Cameroon border following an attempted attack on ground troops.

The air strike was the latest by the Nigerian military, which is battling a resurgence of attacks in the country’s embattled northwest.

“Acting on multiple intelligence from several sources, the Air Component executed precision strikes in successive passes, engaging the terrorists and neutralising more than 35 fighters at four identified assembly areas,” said a Nigerian Air Force statement.

It re-established communication with the ground troops that had been threatened, and they confirmed that the “situation around their location had been stabilised,” the statement added.

The strike had “intensified efforts” to dominate the battles field and “deny terrorists freedom of action,” said the statement.

While Nigeria’s 16-year-old insurgency has slowed since violence peaked around 2015, attacks have picked up since the beginning of the year.

The Air Force said the latest operation demonstrated the force’s commitment to providing close air support to ground forces, “while also disrupting terrorist logistics and movement corridors along the north east border regions.”

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Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Dismembering Pregnant Sister-in-law In Kwara

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August 23, 2025

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The police command in Kwara says it arrested a man, who allegedly dismembered the body of his pregnant sister-in-law, Mrs Esther Enemo at Egbejila Road in Temidire community, Ilorin.

This is contained in a statement by the command Spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Saturday in Ilorin.

According to Ejire-Adeyemi, the command wishes to inform members of the public of a tragic incident that occurred in the early hours of Aug. 21, at Temidire community in Ilorin.
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‎”At about 9 a.m., a resident of the area reported a suspected foul play within the residence of one Mrs Esther Enemo.

“In a swift response, a team of police detectives visited the scene, where the dismembered body of Mrs Esther Enemo (aged 39 years) was discovered in the bush behind her residence.

“Further search led to the recovery of other parts of her body concealed in a sack and dumped beneath a nearby community bridge.
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‎”The suspect, (names withheld), aged 29 years, younger brother to the victim’s husband, who was seen leaving the house a few minutes before the discovery of the incident, has been arrested in connection with the crime.

”Meanwhile, the husband has also been contacted for necessary clarification.
“The remains of the deceased have been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) morgue for autopsy.

‎”The Commissioner of Police (CP), Ojo Adekimi, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the matter, assuring that the command will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that justice is served,” he said.
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Ejire-Adeyemi expressed the command regret of the unfortunate incident and appealed to members of the public to remain calm and avoid speculations that would incite fear or tension within the community.

He assured that the police would unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and bring the perpetrators to face the full weight of the law.

He urged the residents to continue to cooperate with the police by providing useful information that would aid ongoing investigations and security operations.

He reiterated the command to resolve to protect all residents and ensure peace prevailed in the state.

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