Court jails woman seven years over trafficking of girls for prostitution

A Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Mariam Omokiri, who hails from neighbouring Delta State, to seven years’ imprisonment for human trafficking. The convict will also pay a fine of N1million for trafficking, exporting, and promoting prostitution of young girls, the court said. The court gave the judgment on Wednesday on charges…

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Nigerian female ‘leader of international trafficking ring’ arrested at Abuja Airport

Uadiale Christiana Jacob, aka Christy Evan Osagie, a wanted convicted leader of an international human trafficking network has been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The socialite whose network operates across the Middle Eastern countries with an operational base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was…

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