PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

NAPTIP RAIDS ONITSHA HOTEL, ARRESTS 4 SUSPECTED TRAFFICKERS, RESCUES 17 VICTIMS. (PHOTO).


 NAPTIP raids Onitsha hotel, arrests 4 suspected traffickers, rescues 17 victims


The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested four suspected human traffickers and rescued 17 alleged victims during a raid on a popular hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State.


The operation, carried out around the 33 Area of the commercial city, was conducted with the support of the military, NAPTIP said in a statement on Monday.


The agency stated that two additional suspects allegedly involved in child trafficking and the buying and selling of babies within the South-East were also apprehended during the coordinated operation.


NAPTIP disclosed that four of the rescued victims tested positive for HIV and are currently receiving counselling and care from the agency’s caregivers in collaboration with volunteers from the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency.


The agency said the raid followed credible intelligence from a non-state actor in Anambra State, which indicated that underage girls were being harboured in the hotel and allegedly exploited for commercial sex.


Investigations revealed that residents of the area had earlier raised concerns over suspicious activities at the hotel, particularly the frequent influx of men patronising underage girls within the facility, which reportedly has about 45 rooms.

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