An Indian woman who claims she was trafficked to Pakistan over two decades ago has finally reunited with her family, 18 months after her grandson identified her in a YouTube video. Hamida Banu, now 75, described the past 22 years as living “like a corpse,” trapped in Pakistan and unable to reach her loved ones. … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has deported 400 Nigerians. According to a report by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the deportees include 90 females and 310 males. The deported individuals were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by various federal agencies, including the Office of the National Security Adviser, the National Commission … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a Lagos-based businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, for drug trafficking. EDITOR’S PICKS Focus on Hard Work, Not Just Prosperity – Osinbajo Tells Nigerian Churches Olympics Best Basketball Coach: Tinubu Hails As D’Tigress’ Wakama On Award WAEC to Release May/June 2024 WASSCE Results Today … Read more
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
Ekweremadu, his wife, and the doctor were charged in June 2022. They allegedly presented the victim to a London hospital in a failed attempt to persuade medics to carry out an £80,000 transplant. The trio were found guilty by a jury on Thursday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the former Deputy President of the Nigerian … Read more
Police have arrested a woman for child trafficking in Ibadan. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Oyo state Police Command has arrested a middle-aged woman, Abosede Omololaover alleged child trafficking in Ibadan. The woman was arrested by some passerbys on Sunday. She was handed over to the police when she could not give satisfactory explanation … Read more
Nursing mother rearrested with drugs a week after she was granted bail for attempting to smuggle cannabis into NDLEA cell for suspect in custody Narcotic officers from the Agency intercepted 20 parcels of Cocaine weighing 1.2kg concealed in packets of Zee black soap Ekohotblog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) detained a … Read more
Those involved in the trafficking of the woman had been apprehended. A woman who was yanked away from the care of her family at the age of six has now been rescued and reunited with her relatives, The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has disclosed. The victim was reunited with … Read more