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Security officers in Nigeria have rescued about 30 teenage girls trapped in a forced prostitution and baby factory ring in Anambra State. The girls, aged 14 to 17, were held captive at a hotel and exploited as s*x toys for hotel guests. Four of the girls were pregnant at the time of the raid, while others who became pregnant before the operations were uncovered were unable to account for their babies. During the operation, the group's leader, a 35-year-old woman, was arrested together with seven additional female accomplices. According to a preliminary report, most of the girls came from various parts of Nigeria. How can teenage girls be protected from being lured to such kinds of unlawful activities?

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LAGOS HIGH COURT SENDS HUMAN TRAFFICKER TO JAIL:

• The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday 14th January, 2022, sentenced one Isaiah Cos Dickson to 3 years’ imprisonment for each of 2 count charge brought against him and his female partner by NAPTIP.

• The NAPTIP Lagos Command pursued a suit against Isaiah and his suspected partner on a 2 count charge dated 26th March, 2018, for organizing foreign travel which promotes prostitution and conspiracy, both actions contrary to Sections 18 and 27 (b) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act (TIPPEA) 2015.

• The two suspects were charged to court for these offences, Mr. Isaiah Cos Dickson, the first defendant on 23rd of November, changed his plea to guilty.

• Putting into consideration his guilty plea and his length of stay in the correctional facilities since 2018, Hon. Justice Lifu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi sentenced Mr. Isaiah to 3 years’ imprisonment for each count charge, to run concurrently.

• In an interesting development, the second defendant on the case, a female suspected trafficker has refused to change her plea and is therefore still standing trial.

A 14-year-old girl reportedly kidnapped and r***d by two men in France was rescued when police urged her to turn on the location feature on her Snapchat and used it to track her down. The girl's parents notified police about her disappearance on Friday morning when she posted on Instagram that she had been kidnapped and abused.
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WARIF is pleased to announce the launch of Cycle-3 of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative; Virtual Classroom Online Prevention of Campus S*xual Violence Programme.

The initiative aims to eliminate all forms of violence against students on campus. Working with tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the program addresses school-related gender-based violence prevention and response through capacity building, policy formulations or review, and behavioral change communication with students.

Almost 3000 students from over 106 universities have already successfully completed the program in Cycle-1 and Cycle-2.

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