41 Year Old Nigerian Jailed 5 Years For Human Trafficking

A circuit court in the Tamale has sentenced one Favour Blessing, 41, a Nigerian resident in Tamale, to five years in prison for engaging in human trafficking and forced prostitution. Before the Judge, his Lordship, Alexander Oworae, pronounced the sentence, the accused prayed to the court for forgiveness. However, the Judge declined

her plea saying the sentence will serve as a deterrent for others who also engage in human trafficking. He then sentenced her to five years in prison. According to police investigation, the suspect was arrested on the Sunday, December 4, 2022, when she chased one of her victims who resisted her orders onto the streets of Tamale. The

victim who is also a Nigerian national during the chase sought refuge from a good Samaritan who coincidentally happened to be a Police officer. Further investigations revealed the accused has been trafficking unsuspecting victims from the Nigeria to Ghana under the pretext of offering them jobs. She shuttles between the Northern and Savannah regions where she forces her victims into prostitution.