The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, said it has secured the conviction of a couple in Benin, Edo State for human trafficking.
Ganiu Aganran, the Coordinator of the Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP, made this disclosure in an interview.
He said that the couple, Adesuwa Otabor and Otabor Idahosa, have been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit human trafficking.
According to Mr Agabran, the High Court, Criminal Division 2, Benin City found the couple guilty of exporting a victim to Dubai for prostitution.
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 Director-General’s agenda of arresting, prosecuting and convicting high-profile human traffickers.
