The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Monday said it had so far rescued over 15,000 victims of human trafficking since the inception of the agency. The Director-General of the agency, Imaan Ibrahim, who revealed this during a courtesy visit on the minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq in Abuja, said, the agency also investigated over 10,000 cases of human trafficking and prosecuted close to 500 perpetrators of the crime, during the period under review. The NAPTIP boss said the agency would ensure that vulnerable persons across the country were given renewed hope for a sane and secured society.

The Department of States Services (DSS) has alerted the general public about a plan by enemies of the state with their foreign collaborators to cause religious crises across the country.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, had on Wednesday frown at some group of people who were alleged to engage in selling their National Identity Number (NIN).

The Nigeria Immigration Service boss, Muhammed Babandede, has stated at the weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force in Abuja yesterday (Tuesday) to revoke the visas of foreign visitors who have failed to present their COVID-19 test certificates on arrival in the country.

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami has directed the immediate suspension of staff involved in the extortion of National Identity Number (NIN) applicants at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices in Bauchi and Kaduna States. This was disclosed by Engr. Aliyu Aziz, Director-General/CEO, NIMC in a statement issued in Abuja by the Head Corporate Communication, Mr. Kayode Adegoke, saying the directive followed public outcry alleging some NIMC officials in Bauchi and Kaduna were extorting applicants of money, exploiting the demand for the NIN.

Following the surge of insecurity in recent times that has been ravaging especially the northern part of the country, the presidency says that Nigerians instead of fault-finding they should be grateful that bombing in Nigeria is no longer a daily affair.