NAPTIP Joins Investigation As Parents Defend Pastor In Child Whipping Case
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has joined the investigation into a controversial “spiritual cleansing” ceremony in Port Harcourt, in which minors were whipped by a pastor and his church members. NAPTIP’s Intelligence Officer, Komani Timipire, said
![Worshippers stand inside the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church under construction that collapsed in Arerti, Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 [Samuel Getachew/AP Photo]](https://www.primebusiness.africa/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ethiopian-church-collapse-480x384.webp)
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