Human Trafficking: Nigerian Woman Sentenced To 22 Years Imprisonment

A statement issued by the United Kingdom (UK) revealed that Asemota was guilty of attempting to traffic Nigerian girls through Heathrow Airport to work as sex workers in brothels across Europe between August 2011 and May 2012.

She was found guilty for trafficking over 40 women and young girls for sexual exploitation using the influence ‘juju’ to capture the unsuspecting women.

Asemota was convicted on Wednesday, 3rd August at Isleworth Crown Court of eight counts of conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual exploitation, two counts of trafficking persons outside of the UK for sexual exploitation and two counts of assisting unlawful immigration.

She targeted girls from rural areas of Nigeria, from poor background and those unable to fend for themselves promising them jobs and education in abroad.

The prosecuting counsel, David Davies, in a statement said, “Only when they were far away from their homes they were told the truth – that they would have to work as prostitutes.

“The girls were told that if they disobeyed their captors or tried to escape, the curse would cause them injury, infertility or even death.”

David Fairclough, from the Immigration Enforcement crime team, said: “Asemota was the lynchpin of a trafficking ring which targeted vulnerable young women in Nigeria, promising them a brighter future working in Europe.

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“But it soon became clear that this was far from the truth. The victims, some as young as 13, were told they would be sold into prostitution. Asemota travelled with the girls in order to threaten them and keep them in line.

“Trafficking is a despicable crime, as this case shows. We work closely with our law enforcement colleagues internationally to identify the criminal gangs responsible and put them before the courts.”