Group of Nigerians representing NAPTIP standing amid some young people and their care givers.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has confirmed the rescue of 58 children from a trafficking ring in Benue State, Nigeria. Officials report that approximately 300 children, aged 2 to 8, were taken from Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps by traffickers posing as educational benefactors in 2024. Following investigations that began in May 2025, NAPTIP executed four separate operations that resulted in the arrest of a suspected ringleader and four accomplices. While 58 children have been reunited with their families, efforts continue to locate the remaining missing victims. “We are doing everything in our power to bring them home,” said a NAPTIP zonal commander, urging guardians to remain vigilant against similar schemes.

Greece activated the AMBER Alert HELLAS in September when a 5-year-old Nigerian boy disappeared from his cousin's apartment in Athens. The boy has Down syndrome and was staying with his cousin while his mother was hospitalized. The non-profit group Smile of the Child used the European Hotline Number for Missing Children to mobilize police in the area. A police investigation did not produce any leads, and authorities decided to issue the alert because of the time of night and the boy's medical condition. Because of the AMBER Alert, the child was found three hours later in a nearby building. He was visibly frightened but in good health.