27-Year-Old Woman Sentenced To Prison For Human Trafficking In Osun

A Federal High Court in Osogbo has sentenced a 27-year-old woman, Ifeoma Sunday, to four months imprisonment for human trafficking in Osun State.

Young Woman Jailed For Human Trafficking In Osun

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in a statement on Wednesday, said the woman was convicted by Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel.

NAPTIP said the offense contravenes the various provisions of the Trafficking in Persons Prohibition Law Enforcement and Administration Act 2015.

“The convict – a 27 year old Female of Jumakai, Ewele, Ayepe, Osogbo was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment and asked to pay compensation to her victims, the sum of N300,000 i.e 150,000 naira each for an attempt to recruit two females to Osogbo, Osun state for exploitative prostitution.” the statement read.

KanyiDaily had also reported how a woman lost her one-year-old baby boy to a suspected child trafficker during a street fight with a revenue collector over N200 levy in Eke-Onuwa Market in Owerri, Imo State.