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Two Nigerian hackers accused of running an international sextortion ring that led to the suicide of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay have pleaded not guilty to several charges, US Attorney Mark Totten ...
The word transnational describes crimes that are not only international (that is, crimes that cross borders between countries), but crimes that by their nature involve cross-border transference as an essential part of the criminal activity. Transnational crimes also include crimes that take place in one country, but their consequences ...
Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; Type: Organized crime; international criminal law: Drafted: 15 November 2000: Signed: 12 December 2000: Location: New York City, United States: Effective: 28 January 2004: Condition: 40 ...
Europol have identified Nigerian organised crime gangs as being responsible for trafficking children from Nigeria to Ireland for work in the sex trade. [37] Nigerian gangs are also involved in the cannabis trade, using contacts in South Africa to smuggle the drugs into Ireland via couriers and through parcels, [ 38 ] as well as in fraud and ...
Crime in Nigeria is investigated by the Nigerian Police. Nigeria is considered to be a country with a high level of crime, ranking 19th among the least peaceful countries in the world. [1] During the first half of 2022, almost 6,000 people were killed by jihadists, kidnappers, bandits or the Nigerian army. [2]
The convention was adopted by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on 15 November 2000.. The Convention came into force on 29 September 2003. According to Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo, the convention was the first international convention to fight transnational organized crime, trafficking of human beings, and terrorism.
The alleged crimes included killings, torture, rape and numerous unlawful detentions. Philip Grant, executive director at TRIAL International, which filed the Swiss case against Sonko before his arrest, said he was the highest-level former official ever to be put on trial in Europe under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
Nigerian and foreign newspapers are often unable to provide exact numbers of casualties. Despite the high number of attacks, Nigerian and foreign journalists rarely have access to first-hand testimonies and tend to report inaccurate figures. [30] According to the Global Terrorism Index, these conflicts resulted in over 800 deaths by 2015. [31]