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Nigerian jailed five years for human trafficking and forced prostitution

A 31-year-old Nigerian woman has been sentenced to a five-year jail term by a Circuit court for human trafficking.

Blessing Favour pleaded guilty to human trafficking and forced prostitution and was convicted on her plea.

Blessing had earlier pleaded for mercy and told the court she had regretted her action, adding that she was a single mother.

The judge, His Lordship, Alexander Oworae ignored her plea and sentenced her to five years to serve as a deterrent to others who are engaged in similar acts.

The suspect collapsed in the dock after the judge pronounced his judgement.

The culprit on Monday, December 5, 2022, pleaded guilty to charges of human trafficking and forced prostitution after she was arrested.

She had trafficked young women from Nigeria under the guise that they were coming to work in Ghana but ended up in a brothel in Tamale, the Northern Region capital and “Dollar Power” a mining community in the Savannah Region.

On Sunday, December 4, 2022, one of the victims who was pursued by Blessing Favour when she tried to escape coincidentally fell into the hands of the Police.

The victim saw the Police while she was being chased and raised an alarm leading to the arrest of the suspect.

Source: myjoyonline

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