NiDCOM has announced the rescue of two more trafficked Nigerian girls in Ghana. Eko Hot Blog reports that two more Nigerian girls have been rescued in Ghana after they were trafficked to the country from Nigeria. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday through Abdur-Rahman … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has announced the return of nine teenage girls trafficked to Ghana. The girls, between the ages of 15 and 18, were said to have been lured into prostitution in the neighbouring country. They were rescued by the Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) and … Read more
A Nigerian woman whose name is yet to be identified has been arrested by Italian authorities for running a prostitution ring in the Puglia province of Foggia, Italy. According to the reports, she will threaten her victims using voodoo magic. The Nigerian woman is currently in pre-trial custody and is facing charges of human trafficking, … Read more
The Police in Lagos rescued three teenagers from “forced prostitution.” Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command says it has rescued three teenagers from prostitution in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. EDITOR’S PICKS Why Our Operatives Arrested Doyin Okupe – DSS EFCC Releases Doyin Okupe After Arrest At Lagos Airport … Read more
Italian Police smash Nigerian gang forcing ladies into prostitution Cagliari police detained 40 persons as part of the investigation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian organized criminal gang that forced scores of young women into prostitution and begging on the streets of Italy was busted by Italian customs officers on Monday. They then transported … Read more
He said investigation revealed that the unknown travel agent spent N560,000 to transport the victim to Libya, saying if the victim must come home, the said amount must be paid back with interest. One Sanusi Mohammed has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) Ekiti Command for alleged trafficking of his girlfriend … Read more
…teenagers whose ages are between 10 and 14yrs were rescued. The police have rescued 22 underage girls who were taken from Akwa-Ibom for prostitution to Ogun State. The girls were rescued on Friday during an operation, coordinated by the Area commander Ota, Muhideen Obe. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, says … Read more
Italian police on Wednesday arrested 74 alleged members of a notorious Nigerian mafia group in the Turin and Ferrara areas of Italy. The mafia group, called Arobaga Vikings or Norsemen Kclub International, which is notorious for dealing in prostitution and trafficking of hard drugs, is organised in many Italian cities in form of cells. More … Read more
There was pin-drop silence in the room where only five of us sat; two men and three women. One of the women was her aunt who also doubles as her mother from age three when she lost her biological mother and the second woman is her elder sister who was 11 years old when their … Read more
Oueen Facardi, who is well known for her prostitution business has revealed the reason why she endulged herself into prostitution. She earlier revealed in an interview on the number of men she has slept with and it was uncountable as she herself doesn’t even know the number. According to her, she is too lazy to … Read more
A French court has sentenced 23 Nigerians and one Frenchman, all members of a Lyon-based sex trafficking ring to prison terms of up to seven years for forcing Nigerian women into prostitution. It was the latest case to highlight the growing use of African migrants in the European sex trade. Among those sentenced was Europe’s … Read more
The Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Ramatu Ahmed, says over 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso. She disclosed this in Ouagadougou, the country’s capital, on Monday, September 16, adding that the victims of the sex-trade were mainly underage girls kept in appalling conditions in Ouagadougou and in mining camps across the … Read more
The Sharia law enforcement agency in Jigawa State, Hisbah, discloses that it has arrested 48 suspects and confiscated 37 cartons of beer in Taura Local Government Area of the state. Hisbah Commander, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse on Tuesday. Dahiru said that the suspects were arrested after operatives of the agency, … Read more
A Romanian woman has been apprehended in Sicily for forcing her 13-year-old daughter into prostitution, to obtain money, cigarettes, drinks, the use of a shower or a place to sleep. In a statement, Italian police said they also arrested four men who sexually abused the teenager, including a 90-year-old. According to the police, “They will … Read more