ABIA STATE GOVERNOR, HAS APPROVED 100 HECTARES OF LAND WITHIN THE ABIA AIRPORT PROJECT SITE FOR THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE TO BUILD ITS TRAINING BASE IN ABIA STATE.(PHOTO).

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 Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, has approved 100 hectares of land within the Abia Airport Project Site for the Nigerian Air Force to build its training base in Abia State. The Nigeria Air Force had requested an expansion of the 50 hectares of land already earmarked for its training base at the Abia Airport Project Site.  Governor Otti gave the approval on Tuesday, March 10th, in his office while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Ground Training Command led by the Commander, Air Vice Marshal Adebayo Gabriel Kehinde, who called on him. "The partnership is such that Abia State Government is handling the runway, and the Federal Government is handling the Airport Terminal.  "We expect the runway to be ready very soon. And the Airport Terminal can come in as time goes on.  "I want to thank the Nigerian Air Force, for the approval to set up a base in Abia, and of course, to further set up a training ground at the Abia Airport Project Site, whic...

NAPTIP RESCUES 16 YEAR OLD HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM IN ANAMBRA COMMUNITY.(PHOTOS).


NAPTIP Rescues 16 year Old Human Trafficking Victim In Anambra Community. 

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP Anambra State Command has  rescued a 16 year old girl, suspected to be a victim of human trafficking in Mgbakwu in Awka North L.G.A of Anambra State.

The agency conducted the joint oeration with Anambra State Ministry Of Women And Social Welfare  and Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) Awka. 

The victim identified as  Chioma Obi gave birth three days ago before her rescue in an uncompleted building at Mgbakwu, where she was harboured by a trafficking syndicate.
 
Preliminary investigation reveals that the syndicate was already hatching plans to sell the new born baby as they did the two other children of the victim. 

The girl who said she hails from Enugwu-Ukwu appears to be mentally unstable and has over the years been used by the gang which operates from an uncompleted building at Mgbakwu to give birth to babies which the sell on delivery.

According to the Public Relations Officer of NAPTIP, Anambra State, Mr. Anthony Okafor, the command is on the trail of the syndicate to apprehend them and rescue the already sold children of the victim. 

He said the victim and her child are currently in protective custody, where they are undergoing counselling and rehabilitation at a shelter provided by the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare.
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