Tag: HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Italy police bust Nigerian smuggling and prostitution ring
Police in Italy have arrested 11 Nigerians for allegedly trafficking young women and girls from Nigeria to exploit them as sex slaves.
Police Officer Antonio...
Nigerian-American couple pleads guilty to enslaving nanny in US
A couple in Houston pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges related to forcing a Nigerian woman to care for their five children and home...
21 Nigerian prostitutes rescued in Spain
Twenty-one Nigerian prostitutes who were taken to Ibiza, Spain for the tourist sex trade then beaten with brooms and sticks if they didn't bring...
136 Nigerian slavery victims seek help from Salvation Army in UK
Nigerians rank high in the number of victims of trafficking and modern slavery helped by the Salvation Army in England and Wales, the charity...
Pope Francis visits former Nigerian prostitutes in Italy
Pope Francis surprised 20 former prostitutes on Friday by knocking on their door in Rome and popping in for a chat.
The Argentine, who has...
More Nigerian women arriving Europe for prostitution
Criminals are exploiting the migration crisis to dramatically increase the trafficking of Nigerian women and girls into Europe - and many could end up...
UK court jails Nigerian human trafficker, Franca Asemota, 22 years
A Nigerian human smuggler who threatened to use "juju" against the women and children she helped to bring into Europe for forced prostitution was...
Notorious Nigerian female human smuggler found guilty in UK
A Nigerian woman who forced dozens of teenage orphans into prostitution and slavery in Europe using the threat of witchcraft is facing jail in...
Papa Wemba: Lagbaja’s fellow anti-war campaigner who was convicted of human...
Congolese music icon, Papa Wemba, who died, aged 66, on Sunday after collapsing on stage was an anti-war campaigner who was later convicted for...
Congo rumba king, Papa Wemba, dies on stage
King of Congolese rumba, Papa Wemba has died aged 66 after collapsing during a concert.
Footage from the show in Cote dâIvoire showed him slumped...