SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...
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NAPTIP RESCUES 16 YEAR OLD HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM IN ANAMBRA COMMUNITY.(PHOTOS).

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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.
More photos below. 



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