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Nigerian Woman Weeps In Court After Being Jailed 8 Years For Human Trafficking
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Nigerian Woman Weeps In Court After Being Jailed 8 Years For Human Trafficking

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • A Nigerian woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison with hard labour for human trafficking
  • The convict, Favour Ugwe, was found guilty of forcing a 19-year-old woman from Chad into sex work
  • Favour Ugwe admitted to recruiting the victim from Abuja, Nigeria, with the help of a Nigerian man

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A 28-year-old Nigerian sex worker has been sentenced to eight years in prison with hard labour for human trafficking.

The convict, Favour Ugwe, received her sentence on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Nigerian Woman Jailed 8 Years For Human Trafficking
Favour Ugwe is going to spend eight years in jail after being convicted. Source: GHOne TV
Source: UGC

Starr FM reported that the court found her guilty of forcing a 19-year-old woman from Chad into sex work.

Ugwe was also ordered to pay GH¢5,000 as compensation to the woman she was found guilty of trafficking.

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She admitted to recruiting the victim from Abuja, Nigeria, with the assistance of another Nigerian man and paying for her transportation to Ghana.

She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge of human trafficking. When passing the sentence, the judge considered Ugwe’s lack of remorse during the trial.

Moments after the eight-year sentence was imposed, Ugwe, who had no lawyer, broke down in tears.

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The Nigerian man was arrested over the death of a sex worker who he had spent time with in a hotel at Kasoa.

He said he had never been arraigned in court and had been on remand at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison since his arrest in 2019.

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Nigerian jailed for narcotics trafficking

YEN.com.gh also reported that a Nigerian was given a 10-year prison sentence after he was nabbed while trying to smuggle narcotics out of Ghana.

Pascal Okafor Ezugwu, aged 32, reportedly had 90 thumb-sized pellets of narcotics when he was arrested while trying to leave the country.

NACOC had assured Ghanaian citizens at the time that they would ensure public safety by working to prevent the sale and trafficking of narcotics.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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