A mother of five, Chinyere Raman, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State for trafficking a lady to Libya.
According to NAPTIP, the offences contravene sections 18 and 21 of the Trafficking in Persons Enforcement and Administrative Act, 2015 and punishable under the same section of the Act.Following her not guilty plea, the prosecution opened its case and called witnesses and tendered several exhibits.
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Awogboro held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.Justice Awogboro, however, ordered that the jail terms should run concurrently and commence from February 22, 2019, when the convict was arrested.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.