Nigeria: Many Nigerian Orphanages Now Havens for Stolen Children

Nigeria: Many Nigerian Orphanages Now Havens for Stolen Children

Director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Binta Adamu Bello, has decried the activities of some orphanages, saying that a good number of them have become a haven for stolen children.

NAPTIP Rescues 8 Stolen Kids From Delta Orphanage - News Agency Of Nigeria

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Eight Missing Children Rescued by NAPTIP - Thepodiummedia

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued eight children suspected to have been stolen from Kano and other northern states by an interstate child trafficking ring. The children, aged between two and 10, were traced to a privately run orphanage in Asaba, Delta State, operated by a senior executive of the Association of Orphanage Operators in Nigeria. According to NAPTIP, more than 70 children, includin…

NAPTIP rescues eight stolen children from orphanage in Delta

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Tuesday, said it rescued eight children suspected of having been stolen from northern states and trafficked to the south. This followed a raid on a popular orphanage in the Delta state capital, Asaba. NAPTIP’s spokesperson, Vincent Adekoye, revealed the development in a statement … The post NAPTIP rescues eight stolen children from orphanage in Delta appeared first on…