The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, in collaboration with the Ekiti State Liaison Office in Ilupeju-Ekiti has arrested two suspected baby traders in Ekiti State. The Head of NAPTIP, Ekiti Liaison Office, Oladimeji Samson, stated that one of the suspects, Ifeoma Ejide, allegedly sold a female baby to another Funmilayo Ibitoye, who allegedly bought the baby for N2 million. Samson in his statement revealed that, “My colleagues came from Abuja for a case of a woman that has a baby factory at Owo, Ondo State and the woman was arrested in Owo and from there they traced where she sold the baby.” 

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has revealed its intention to destroy over 130 impounded vehicles that failed integrity tests This development was made public by the Director, of the Department of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), Dr Abdulateef Bello, after a tour with journalists around the impounded vehicles in the various offices, in Abuja on Monday. Bello said that the vehicles would be subjected to all standard verification for registration, roadworthiness, and other checks, stressing that those that failed short of the minimum standard would be crushed.

The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Julius Abure was arrested on Wednesday in Edo State by security operatives, some few days prior to party’s primary election in the state. This development was confirmed by the Zone 5 Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State, Tijani Momoh.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, rescued about 23 children from the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi village, Abuja; following alleged child trafficking.

A Federal Court in Abuja has instructed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Friday, to re-open the investigation leading to the death of the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, who was killed by a parcel bomb at his residence in Ikeja, Lagos state in 1986. The judgment was presided over by Inyang Ekwo, in a suit filed by the incorporated Trustee of Media Right Agenda (MRA). had dragged the AGF before the court for the enforcement of fundamental rights of media practitioners to safety as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution and African Charters on Human Rights.

The Nigerian government has requested the assistance of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) to hunt and arrest three defendants in the alleged withdrawal of $6.2 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last year through a forged document. The office of the Special Investigator of the CBN, Jim Obazee, made the request on Monday after obtaining an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects are Adamu Abubakar, Imam Abubakar, and Odoh Eric Ocheme. The federal government had filed extradition charges against the trio for allegedly forging the signature of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and documents purportedly written by Boss Mustapha, the former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), to induce the payment of $6,230,000 from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).