Tag: Child trafficking

Ondo:”We buy child at ₦500.000, sell at ₦1m” –  Child trafficking suspect

Aminu Imam
Child trafficking suspect

A suspected child trafficker, Sabira Izuorah, has told men of the Ondo State Police Command that it costs ₦500.000.00 to buy a child and is usually sold at ₦1 million and above to prospective buyers. Izuorah and two other accomplices who specialise in child stealing and trafficking were arrested by the Police for allegedly stealing 14 children from different parts of the country. The 62-year-old woman, who claimed she operated an orphanage at Ihiala in Anambra State, could not recollect the number of children she has sold to different customers.…

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NIS alerts public to emergence of ‘ACHAD’ sect in Kaduna

Aminu Imam
NIS on new sect

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has raised concerns over the emergence of a new sect known as “ACHAD Life Mission International”, which is reportedly active in the North-West zone of Nigeria. The alert was communicated in a circular dated January 14, 2025, issued by the Principal Staff Officer to the Comptroller-General of NIS, A.A. Aridegbe. The document was sent to State commands, directorates, zones, and training institutions across the country. According to the NIS, ACHAD is believed to have ties to huma-trafficking and child separation, and has its headquarters in…

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