NAPTIP Prosecutes 4 Over Human Trafficking

[Shola Sholaz]

Four suspected human traffickers in Edo State arrested by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, have been convicted and sent to jail in the past one week.
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The convicted persons which comprised two males and two females, were found guilty of various offences and were accordingly slammed with jail terms ranging from two to five years.
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In the first conviction, the Presiding Judge of the Federal High Court 2, Benin City, Justice Ajokwu in the suit number F.H.C./B/17C/2013,  found one Mrs. Nasser Juliet guilty of the offence of procurement for prostitution, deceitful inducement to travel to a foreign country and equally organising foreign travel which promotes prostitution.
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The accused who hails from Esan North Local Government Area of Edo State was accordingly sentenced to two years jail term with no option of fine.