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AREGBESOLA COMMENDS HAJIYA AISHA RUFAI ON DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SERVICE.

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AREGBESOLA COMMENDS HAJIYA AISHA RUFAI ON DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SERVICE.

AREGBESOLA COMMENDS HAJIYA AISHA RUFAI ON DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SERVICE.

By: Michael Mike, Abuja

The Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board  (CDCFIB) , Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has  celebrated the Secretary/ Director of the CDCFIB  Hajiya Aisha Rufai on her dedication and commitment to  service that has resulted in the excellent remodeling and beautiful edifice that is being commissioned.

Aregbesola stated this while Commissioning and inspecting  the remodeled Board  Secretariat, Board  and Conference Room at the CDCFIB Complex  in Abuja.

According to the Minister, “we are here to celebrate dedication    and commitment of Hajiya Aisha Rufai the Secretary of the CDCFIB Services Board”

This goes to show that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has resource personnel of which Hajiya Aisha Rufai is an example.

The Minister hopes that among these dedicated staff, the Civil Service  of the Federation may wish to assign higher responsibility.

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Speaking further, Aregbesola said that a well befitting working environment motivates officers to be more productive, ‘putting in their best’, the Minister stressed.

The Minister also noted that whatever transformation we see today is  as a result of Mrs.  Rufai’s commitment to make the  best use of the little resource within her disposal, in his words, Aregbesola said of Hajiya Rufai “She has taken  a Camel through the eye of a needle ” that is, she has achieved so much from very little  and l commend her”

Aregbesola  also emphatically opined  that the future of our society depends on women” because of their Leadership qualities, dedication and capacity of commitment to responsibility which women possess as exemplified    in  Mrs Rufai, this is a role model of innate inspiration, dedication and commitment of women in Nigeria.

Earlier in her welcome remarks the Secretary/Director of the Board, Hajiya Aisha Rufai commended the Minister and Chairman of the Board, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Chairman House Committee on Interior. Hon. Sani Zangon Daura, the Perm. Sec. Dr. Shuaib Belgore, the CGs of the four Agencies under the Ministry’s supervision and the entire Interior staff that made it possible  to bring the remodeling of this building project to this beautiful edifice standing before all in Nigeria.

The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore in his own  address noted that it was a difficult struggle   sourcing for funds to ensure that this project is completed within the  stipulated time, it is also worthy of note that most of the jobs were done through direct Labour to cut cost due to the lean fund available.

“What we have seen here is evidence of good work and l therefore heartily congratulate the Minister of Interior, all the Board Members that made this a reality.”

AREGBESOLA COMMENDS HAJIYA AISHA RUFAI ON DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SERVICE.

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Nasarawa: Security operatives arrest six over kidnapping, rape and robbery in Doma

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Nasarawa: Security operatives arrest six over kidnapping, rape and robbery in Doma

By: Zagazola Makama

Security operatives in Nasarawa State have arrested six suspected members of a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping gang responsible for a series of violent crimes in Yelwa Ediya village, Doma Local Government Area.

The suspects, identified as Darda’u Shehu, Yunusa Malami Hashimu, Musa Abubakar, Ibrahim Musa, Mohammed Musa, and Jibrin Lafia, were apprehended during a coordinated raid based on actionable intelligence from a concerned resident.

During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to their involvement in the kidnapping of a local councillor, Hon. Ari Muhammad, on May 26, 2025. They further disclosed that one of their members, Darda’u Shehu, raped the councillor’s wife, Talatu Ari, during the abduction and stole two mobile phones an Infinix Note 30 valued at ₦250,000 and a Tecno phone valued at ₦20,000.

The gang also confessed to mounting a roadblock along the Doma–Yelwa Road on July 19, where they attacked one Ibrahim Haruna and snatched his Bajaj motorcycle worth ₦970,000.

Recovered from the suspects were ₦100,000 in cash and one Bajaj motorcycle believed to have been taken from one of their victims.

The suspects also named their gang leaders as Bammi Alhaji Amme (alias Zomo) and one Lawali (surname unknown), who are currently on the run.

Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining members of the gang and bring them to justice.
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Police reunite two lost Beninese children with father in Lagos

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Police reunite two lost Beninese children with father in Lagos

By: Zagazola Makama

The Lagos State Police Command has reunited two young girls from the Republic of Benin with their father after they were found wandering around the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos.

The children, identified as Mutiat Fatai, aged 10, and Mobubat Fatai, aged 5, were spotted by concerned traders roaming the BBA Market area of the complex on July 18. Both girls, described as black in complexion and Yoruba-speaking, could not provide any clear information about their whereabouts or destination.

Following a report, police operatives from the area promptly responded and took the children into protective custody at the station.

Four days later, on July 22, one Fatai Yayah, a resident of Isobe Lagbolugo, Ifonyin in the Republic of Benin, visited the station and positively identified the girls as his daughters. After proper verification, the children were reunited with him.

The Police said the swift action by the officers helped ensure the children’s safety, and they commended members of the public for their vigilance.

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NAPTIP Alerts Nigerians to Increasing Challenges in Human Trafficking

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NAPTIP Alerts Nigerians to Increasing Challenges in Human Trafficking

By: Michael Mike

The Director General, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Hajiya Binta Bello has alerted of the increasing challenges in human trafficking where traffickers have continued to deceive victims with pseudo job opportunities and harvested their organs..

Addressing a press conference on activities lined up for this year’s World Day Against Human Trafficking, Bello said it should interest all that the fight against human trafficking has continued to take new dimensions with emerging trends daily.

She said this is coupled with a new destination and further exploitation of victims.

She lamented that some of the disturbing trends that are on the increase, include Fake Job Opportunities and Scholarships in some destination countries; Recruitment of Victims as Marketing Agents for some branded products with the intention to exploit them; Recruitment of unsuspecting youths for Online Scam (Yahoo-Yahoo) within Nigeria, Ghana and some West African Countries; Online Trafficking/Sextortion, revenge porn,– Nigeria and Ghana.

Others are Baby Factory; Organ Harvesting; Online Loan Scheme – This is a situation where the suspect uses social media handles to lure unsuspecting victims into accepting, but at the end of the day, compel them into prostitution in return for the loan.

She noted that even though the crime of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) continues to evolve, becoming more complex, transnational and interlinked with other forms of violence and exploitation, particularly affecting women, children, persons with disabilities, and the elderly, NAPTIP has continued to perform maximally in line with its mandates.

Bello said: “The Agency has continued to carry out its activities in line with the 5Ps Strategies of Prevention, Partnership, Policy, Protection, and Prosecution. These have metamorphosed to massive awareness across the country to reduce the vulnerability of the citizens, increased collaboration and coordination, development of counter trafficking policies, rescue and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking,and prosecution of offenders.”

She reiterated that: “Our resolve to tackle human trafficking in Nigeria is firm and unequivocal, and we shall continue to scale our strategies to outsmart the traffickers. It is our resolve to continue doubling our efforts to outsmart the tactics of the traffickers.

“In the coming months, it will be very challenging for human traffickers in the Country. We shall increase our coordination mechanism to empower all state and non–state actors to detect and report issues of human trafficking anywhere in the Country.

“In the same vein, we have built the capacity of our Cybercrime Squad and aligned it with the Joint Case Team on Cybercrime (JCTC) under the Federal Ministry of Justice to effectively and swiftly respond and address the growing trends of online recruitment and exploitation.”

Bello said: “NAPTIP has also strengthened working relationship and collaboration with other sister Law Enforcement Agencies including the Intelligence Community to ensure adequate surveillance and interception of traffickers and victims of human trafficking. This is in addition to the reinforcement and stringent enforcement of the relevant counter trafficking legal instruments with neighbouring countries and partners to prevent human trafficking.”

She however insisted that: “Human trafficking is a visible threat to National Development. It is a crime that weakens the foundation and pillars of any nation, with women and youth as the main target. So, we must set aside any rivalry; we must join hands together and ensure the protection of Nigerians.”

On his part, the Country Representative of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Cheikh Toure reaffirmed UNODC’s unwavering solidarity with
the Nigerian people in confronting the scourge of human trafficking.

He said: “This year’s theme “Human Trafficking is Organised Crime: End the Exploitation” demands we recognize a stark reality: trafficking is not incidental crime, but a calculated, transnational enterprise profiting from the vulnerability of our women, children, and men.”

He added that: “As custodian of the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), UNODC stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Government of Nigeria. We must dismantle criminal networks through coordinated, cross-border action, strengthening justice, protecting victims, and holding perpetrators accountable.

He insisted that: “Human trafficking violates every principle of human dignity, destabilizes societies, and undermines the rule of law. Let me be clear: UNODC will deepen its partnership with Nigeria working with government, civil society, and survivors to shatter criminal empires, uplift victims, and build a future where no Nigerian is bought or sold. The time for decisive action is now.”

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