Police arrest suspected human traffickers with 26 children in Ogun

The police in Ogun on Monday said it arrested three suspected human traffickers with 26 children.
The commissioner of police in the state, Abdulmajid Ali, made this known to journalists in Abeokuta.

Mr. Ali said the suspects, identified as Zainab Ahmed (18), Aisha Abdulahi (55) and Zuliat Abdulmalik (45), were arrested on Sunday at a motor park at Ibafo in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.
He said the arrest followed a tip-off from some residents of Ibafo while the suspects were trying to transport the victims to Lagos.
“Our attention was called by some people living around the motor park on Sunday that some underage persons were seen at the park.

Today,1st Of December Is World Aids Day!!!

 

WHAT IS WORLD AIDS DAY?

World AIDS Day is held on the 1st Decembe

WHY IS WORLD AIDS DAY IMPORTANT?

Over 100,000 people are living with HIV in the UK. Globally there are an estimated 34 million people who have the virus. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.

Today, scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we understand so much more about the condition. Despite this, each year in the UK around 6,000 people are diagnosed with HIV, people do not know the facts about how to protect themselves and others, and stigma and discrimination remain a reality for many people living with the condition.

World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and Government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.

WHAT SHOULD I DO ON WORLD AIDS DAY?

World AIDS Day is an opportunity to show support to and solidarity with the millions of people living with HIV. Wearing a red ribbon is one simple way to do this. Find out where you can get a red ribbon.

World AIDS Day is also a great opportunity to raise money for NAT (National AIDS Trust) and show your support for people living with HIV. If you feel inspired to hold an event, such as a bake sale, or simply sell red ribbons, visit our fundraising page. If you’d like to see events that others are holding please visit our events page.

BUT WHAT ABOUT AFTER WORLD AIDS DAY?

Although World AIDS Day is a great opportunity to talk about HIV, it is important to keep the momentum going all year round. Sign up to NAT's newsletter which will keep you up to date with all the new developments in HIV and the work of the National AIDS Trust, or visit our website, HIVaware, for more information.
r each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988.

Nigerian Poor Girls And Their Love For Dubai

How many of you have seen the videos of some naked Edo girls prostituting in Dubai for another Edo woman who is a human trafficker?

Well, I’ve seen two. Two naked young and beautiful Nigerians in far away United Arab Emirate, video recorded under the most dehumanizing conditions, naked and scared. The woman who took them to prostitute in Dubai could be heard from the background reminding the girls of the consequence if they failed to pay back the millions she expected from them. She threatened to post their naked videos on the Internet (and she did) if any of them failed to pay her money spent on bringing them to Dubai.

I am sorry to say this; 90% of Nigerian girls who go to Dubai are for prostitution. But they’ll tell you they were there for business. It is evidenced that Dubai is gradually turning to the Las Vegas of the old – the Sin City of the World.
It costs less than N200,000 to get a Dubai visa and no document is needed apart from your international passport, your return ticket and the visa fee. Yet these heartless Nigerian traffickers would go to the villages and deceive these young girls of taking them to Europe and have their families subjected to different kinds of ritual oath taking in order to secure their commitment and loyalty in paying back the millions forced on their daughters to be paid back. Some of these girls will be unable to pay back these cutthroat payment and would end up being disgraced, or even killed.
Our girls are either being taken to Dubai for political parties organized by the Nigeria thieving politicians, or they are trafficked to the Arabian gulf country for a long time sex holiday with no money or healthcare to cover their slavery.

HOW ARE PERSON TRAFFICKED

 There are many ways:
Young women/girls are lured abroad by traffickers who deceive them with legitimate and lucrative work, like shop assistant, baby sitter, but on arrival they are handed over to prostitution rackets and their travel documents seized.

Others are forced to undergo a Juju rite (Voodoo). Many girls believe in this rite and are terrified. The rite is administered by a witchdoctors or herbalists in their homes or shrines on the bidding of the "madam" and "ogas" who see these women/girls as machines for pleasures; machine that must produce as much money as they can.

In some cases criminal rings are involved in the smuggling of children and women across international frontier, mainly for menial work in heavy immigration-dependent economy of Gabon, plantation work in Cameroon and commercial sex worker in Europe.

Who are the Trafficked Person?

An overwhelming majority of persons trafficked are young women, boys and girls who are usually plucked from extremely poor and vulnerable rural communities.

Their ages range from 6 - 30 years.
They are often of low educational level and may be primary or secondary school drop-outs.
Some persons may have completed secondary school and speak good english.
Other may even be university graduates or undergraduates.
Other may have relatives who themselves have been trafficked for commercial sex work or prostitution.

Still on 19 Days of Activism: Prevention of abuse and violence against children & youth

 A cross section of children in Junior Secondary School Kubwa IV being sensitized about the different types of abuses and where they can report such case.

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Still on 19 Days of Activism: Prevention of abuse and violence against children & youth.

A cross section of children in L.E.A Primary School Gwarinpa estate being sensitized about the different types of abuses and where they can report such case.

WOTCLEF marks 19 Days of Activism: Prevention of abuse and violence against children & youth

In 2012 the Women’s World Summit Foundation expanded the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse – November 19 into the 19 days campaign to run from November 1-19 each year. The goal of the campaign is to increase commitment, activities and education and to mobilize communities throughout the world around child abuse prevention. The 19 Days Campaign serves as a reminder to all of us that there is something each of us can do to make a difference in our community to prevent child abuse. In Nigeria, by the age of 18, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually molested, and more than 80% of the abuse is never reported.Prevention is key! It is the most effective way to protect children from abuse and contributes to creating a culture of non-violence.

DOES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS VIOLATE ANY LAW?

The 1999 Constitution as amended outlaws slavery and forced labour

The criminal code, applicable in southern Nigeria provides for sanctions against "who ever trades in prostitution, facilitates the transport of human beings within or outside Nigeria for commercial sexual exploitation, and makes profit from related activities"

The Penal codes, operative in Northern Nigeria provides for "imprisonment for the buying or disposing of slaves, and unlawful compulsory labour"

The child right Act's, 2003 has provisions which prohibit the buying, and selling of children and taking children out of nigeria.

Trafficking in persons violate many international human rights instruments such as:

IMPACT OF TRAFFICKING

Trafficking has as devastating impact on the Trafficked person, which include:

1. Isolation from family, community and familiar surrounding
2. Trauma, depression
3. Loss of childhood and education
4. Unwanted Pregnancies
5. Early motherhood
6. Stigmatization / Rejection
7. High risk of sexually Transmitted STIs and HIV
8. Reproductive Illiness