The fight against human trafficking yielded another result on Tuesday
as the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons
(NAPTIP) secured conviction against a human trafficker, 29 year old
Ebere Jessica Nnamani from Enugu State.......
She was found guilty and sentenced for offenses contrary to
the Trafficking In Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration
(TIPPEA) Act 2015.
In the Suit, FRN Vs Ebere Jessica Nnamani, filed at the
Federal High Court, Enugu with suit number: FHC/EN/CR/80/2017, the
defendant was charged on a 2-count charge of harboring a person under
12 years old as domestic help and requiring a person to do work that is
injurious to her physical, social and psychological development, offenses contrary to sections 23 (1)(a)&(b) of the TIPPEA Act 2015.
The trafficker was arrested on October 19th , 2017, for
physically abusing a 7 year old girl from Ebonyi state living in her
house, following a tip-off, and was arraigned on December 5th, 2017.
Delivering the judgment, the Presiding Judge, Justice Oghoghore
pronounced her guilty as she pleaded guilty to the charges brought
against her, and was subsequently sentenced as follows: Count 1: 1-6
months imprisonment with an option of fine of N50,000.00, and for the
2nd count: 12 months imprisonment with an option of fine of N100,000.00.
The sentences are to run concurrently and the defendant is to be remanded in prison custody pending the payment of fine.
Reacting to the news, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame
Julie Okah-Donli commended the efforts of the Officers for their
prosecutorial prowess and reiterated the Agency’s resolve to combat
exploitative child labor and warned detractors to desist from such or
face the full wrath of the law.
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