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Court jails Bayelsa woman for procuring minors for sexual exploitation, trafficking

Gloria Lucky, 25, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

The Bayelsa State High Court, presided over by Justice Doris O. Adokeme, has sentenced a 25-year-old woman, Gloria Lucky, to seven years’ imprisonment for human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

In a statement on Thursday, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said Mr Lucky was convicted on four counts under the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.

The charges included conspiracy, facilitating the activities of persons engaged in human trafficking, procuring a person under the age of 18 for sexual exploitation, and facilitating foreign travel for the purpose of promoting prostitution.

The offences are punishable under Sections 27, 13(c) and (f), 16(2), and 18 of the Act.

“She was sentenced to a total of seven years’ imprisonment, with the sentences on all four counts to run concurrently. She was also fined and ordered to pay ₦3,000,000 and ₦500,000 as compensation to each of the two victims,” the statement said.