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Thirty-three missing children were recovered this month in an anti-human trafficking operation led by FBI's Los Angeles field office. According to the FBI, the operation began in January 11, and out of the 33 children recovered during the operation tagged "Operation Lost Angels," eight were being sexually exploited at the time of their recovery. According to the Bureau, two children were recovered multiple times during the operation, because it's not uncommon for rescued victims to return to commercial sex trafficking "either voluntarily or by force, fraud, or coercion."   The operation involved the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and more than two dozen other law enforcement agencies along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the California Department of Child and Family Services, and victim advocacy organizations, according to the FBI. "This harmful cycle high...

Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested a 24-year-old man identified as Korede Anifowose, of Omisakin Street, Agbelekale Abule Egba for attempting to rob one Sola Musa, a POS operator, at Fatolu Bus Stop, Ipaja, on Friday, January 22.   The suspect, Korede, and his accomplice, now at large, had attacked the POS operator who raised an alarm during the attack. The suspects were chased by the Anti Crime Police Operatives stationed at the area. Korede was arrested and one locally made pistol and some expended cartridges were recovered from him.    The spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, said the command has deemed it necessary to beam its searchlight on attackers of POS operators based on some complaints the command has received on the antics of the criminals who terrorize POS operators and those dealing or transact with liquid cash in the state.    He said the state Commissioner of Police,  ...

A man who was declared missing after going hiking with a group in Nasarawa has been found dead. Friends and family members took to Twitter early on Sunday, Jan 24, asking for help in finding a man named Stephen Tikya. They explained that he went on a hiking trip with a group to Farin Ruwa Waterfall in Nasarawa state on Saturday, Jan 23, and didn't return home.     Unfortunately, a friend returned to Twitter hours later with horrible news.   "It’s so unfortunate His body has been found. Thank you so much guys," a friend who had announced him missing wrote.  

A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abdullahi Ibrahim, has died from Covid-19 complications. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who served as Minister of Transport and Aviation in the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari, was said to have died in an isolation centre in Abuja on Sunday, Jan 24. Premium Times reports that a former top government official who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter ahead of the family, broke the news. Mr Ibrahim’s Wikipedia page has also been updated to reflect his demise.

  Nollywood actor, Dan Nkoloagu has died. He passed on Friday, Jan 22, 2021, his son Dan Nkoloagu Jr. announced on Facebook. Sharing a photo of the veteran actor on his hospital bed, the bereaved son wrote: "IT WAS A BLACK FRIDAY FOR US YESTERDAY as my Dad left us without saying goodbye."     May his soul rest in paradise🙏🙏🙏