The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos said it has helped to stop the trafficking of 100 Nigerian girls from January till March 2022. The Comptroller of the Command, Kemi Nana Nandap disclosed to newsmen at the airport yesterday that the girls were prevented from travelling following the deployment […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman has assured the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Person (NAPTIP) of the agency’s unflinching support in its fight against the scourge of human trafficking in Nigeria. Usman gave the assurance when he received a high powered NAPTIP delegation led by […]
In support of the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized their joint commitment and work to help combat human trafficking. Aviation connects the world, carrying more than four billion passengers a year, but this global network is also used nefariously […]
Air Peace crew members on Monday foiled an attempt by two women to traffic a three-month-old baby boy on the carrier’s Lagos-Banjul flight. Sources said the suspected traffickers were exposed mid-flight when the airline’s crew members noticed a baby crying inconsolably. THISDAY learnt that attempts by one of the suspected traffickers, who claimed to be […]
Two officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have been arrested by members of the Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for allegedly aiding human trafficking. THISDAY gathered from an insider that the officers had attempted to traffic six underage girls to […]
