The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said it secured the conviction of a couple in Benin for human trafficking.
The Coordinator of the Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP, Ganiu Aganran, disclosed this on Wednesday in Benin City, Edo State, on Wednesday.
He said that the duo of Adesuwa Otabor and Idahosa Otabor were was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit human trafficking.
According to him, the High Court, Criminal Division 2, Benin City, found the couple guilty of exporting a victim to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for prostitution.
He noted that the offence contravened Section 27 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
Mr Aganran described the feat as part of NAPTIP’s director-general’s agenda of arresting, prosecuting and convicting high-profile human traffickers.
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