The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of a 37 years old man identified as Ikechukwu Nwabuike as the Federal High Court in Asaba has jailed him for seven years.
He is also to pay a fine of N1 million.
In the suit number FHC/ASB/19c/2016, the presiding judge, Justice A.O. Faji said the accused was found guilty of abduction in line with Section 13(2)(b) of the NAPTIP Act, exporting a person for prostitution contrary to Section 14 (b), organising foreign travels that promotes prostitution despite Section 18 of the Act and slave dealing contravening Section 21 of the Act.
A statement by the head, Public Enlightenment Unit, Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP, Nduka Nwanwenne, said the victim is a 20 year old girl was taken to Cote-d’ Ivoire and sold to one Vivian, a lady who was said to have introduced her to prostitution for four months before the trafficker was apprehended by the Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP which covers Edo and Delta states.
The Zonal Commander, Odita Ebenezer said the conviction was on the heels of recent conviction of three traffickers in the state in 2016.
He said human traffickers have no hiding place and advised them to take up other meaningful and legitimate ventures instead of engaging in trafficking young girls for prostitution.
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