Nigerian Women Weep After Being Jailed For Sex Trafficking In Ghana, Beg To Be Sent Back To Nigeria
- Two Nigerian women have been jailed for 10 years and seven years, respectively, with hard labour after a sex trafficking conviction
- The two women cried in court when sentenced on trafficking charges and begged to be sent back to Nigeria
- The four trafficking victims were in number and all Nigerian nationals, according to testimony in the Tarkwa Circuit Court
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Two Nigerian women wept after being sentenced to a combined 17 years in prison in hard labour for trafficking four girls and forcing them into the sex trade.
Of the two, Precious Emmanuel was jailed for 10 years, while Success John was jailed for seven years by the Tarkwa Circuit Court.
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They had been charged with human trafficking and use of trafficked persons.
According to GNA reports, they begged for repatriation to Nigeria after sentencing.
The four victims of the sex trafficking were all Nigerian. They came to Ghana for schooling and sales work but ended up in the sex trade.
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