The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said it has secured the conviction of a couple in Benin, Edo State for human trafficking.
The Coordinator of the Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP, Mr. Ganiu Aganran, who disclosed this on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that the couple, Adesuwa Otabor, 33, and Otabor Idahosa,39, was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit human trafficking.
According to him, the High Court, Criminal Division 2, Benin City, presided over by Hon. Justice Geraldine Imadegbelo, on July 16, found the couple guilty of exporting a victim to Dubai for prost!tution.
He noted that the offence contravened Section 27 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
Aganran described the feat as part of NAPTIP’s agenda of arresting, prosecuting and convicting high-profile human traffickers.