Category Name | Human Trafficking |
Source of News | Punch |
Date of New | 2025-05-09 |
News Headline | Ghana court jails Nigerian trafficking HIV patient for prostitution |
Name of Reporter | Uthman Salami |
Name of Victim | Unnamed 4 girls |
Age | 0 |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | |
Type of Matter | Human Trafficking |
Complain Office | Ghanaian Police |
Crime Address | Konongo, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
Crime State | Overseas |
Crime Local Govt Area | Overseas |
Crime City | Konongo, Ghana |
Geo-Political Zone | Overseas |
Crime Date | 0000-00-00 |
Alleged Offence | Charged with human trafficking and assault |
Section of the Law | |
Crime Motivation | |
Type of Sector | Nigerian overseas (Ghana) - human trafficking - victims lured from Nigeria by the suspect to Ghana f |
Alleged Crime Organization | Individual - f |
Organization Category | Human trafficking syndicate (trans-border) |
Crime Sector | N/A |
Type of Crime | Exportation of persons for prostitution |
Item Description | Nigerian overseas (Ghana); human trafficking; suspect trafficked 4 girls from Nigeria to Ghana for prostitution. She has been jailed 5 years |
Quantity | 0 |
No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | 0 |
General Remark | Convicted |
Perpetrators Destination | 4 |
No of Victims | 4 |
Prosecuting Agency | Overseas |
Arraignment Date | 0000-00-00 |
Court | Overseas |
Court Address: State | Overseas |
Court Address: Town | Kumasi, Ghana |
Name of Judge | |
Prosecting Counsel | |
Defense Counsel | |
No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 1 |
Status of Matter | Sentenced to 5 years imprisonment with hard labour and ordered to pay compensation of GHC24,000 to her 4 victims |
No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | 0 |
No of Persons Jailed | 1 |
Forfeited Assets | 0 |
Amount Forfeited | 0 |
Alleged Ransom Demanded | 0 |
Alleged Ransom Paid | 0 |
Conviction Date | 0000-00-00 |
Details | Source |