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FIRST LADY REITERATES CALL FOR RE-ORIENTATION FOR HARD WORK AND PATIENCE

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has pledged her support to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) in its fight against human trafficking. She made the promise when the Director General of the agency, Hajia Binta Lami Adamu Bello, led the top management of NAPTIP to her office at the State House Abuja. Bello The SSA Media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, stated that Senator Tinubu was briefed on the activities of the agency, particularly the recent raid on a baby factory in Abuja where 19 pregnant young girls were rescued. The First Lady called on youths to stop making themselves easy targets for traffickers and other criminally minded people by embracing the virtues of patience and hard work. “The get rich quick syndrome is not helping matters. Even our religious institutions are doing prosperity preaching, even the bible talks about work,” she said. Senator Tinubu also expressed her concerns about the role of social media and Nollywood in promoting the get-rich-quick mentality. She pledged her support to the agency, starting with interfacing with wives of State Governors to assist in enhancing awareness and advocacy about its activities. The Director General of the agency, Hajia Binta Lami Adamu Bello, solicited the support of the First Lady for NAPTIP’s renewed campaign against human trafficking and GBV. Kukoyi stated that the First Lady also granted audience to the new national executives of the National Council for Women Societies of Nigeria, led by its new National President, Princess Edna Azura. The delegation was in her office to thank her for her motherly support to the council, especially after the passing of its immediate past National President, Hajia Lami Adamu Lau. While commending them for working together in unity, the First Lady encouraged the council to do more for their members by taking advantage of Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI programs at the subnational levels. Busola Kukoyi added that Senator Oluremi Tinubu reiterated her commitment to building better families, through the Renewed Hope initiative.

POLICE INTERCEPT 59 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN FCT

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intercepted a 15-seater Peugeot bus transporting 59 children suspected to be trafficked. The children, aged between 4 and 12, were allegedly being taken to Nasarawa State under suspicious circumstances. A team of detectives led by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sarki Umar, stopped the vehicle with registration number KMC 283 ZJ along the Abuja-Kano route on Monday, January 6, 2025. The driver, Ali Ibrahim, and his assistant, Alhassan Ibrahim, both residents of Kano State, were apprehended on the spot. According to FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, preliminary investigations revealed that the children were being transported under the pretense of receiving training. “The situation raised red flags, as there was no proper documentation or parental consent for the movement of these minors,” Disu stated during a press briefing in Abuja. Disu emphasized that the police are committed to protecting vulnerable groups, especially children, from exploitation and abuse, in accordance with the Child’s Rights Act 2003. He also urged parents and guardians to stay alert and ensure the safety of their children. The children were reportedly being moved to Nasarawa State by a man identified as Idris Usman, a Nasarawa resident, who had travelled to Kano to gather the children. The operation is part of the police’s ongoing efforts to combat child trafficking and abuse.