NAPTIP Secures Five-Year Jail Term for Man Convicted of Trafficking Victim to Ghana
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of a 52-year-old man, Goni Bawa Koterema, who was sentenced to five years in prison for human trafficking.
Koterema was convicted by the High Court of Justice, Court 11, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, after being found guilty of recruiting and transporting a 33-year-old man from Borno State to Ghana for the purpose of labour exploitation.
The court, presided over by Justice M. B. Umar, sentenced the defendant to five years’ imprisonment for violating Section 26(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
NAPTIP said the conviction demonstrated its commitment to combating human trafficking, protecting victims and ensuring that offenders are brought to justice.
The agency reiterated that human trafficking remains a serious crime and warned that perpetrators would be held accountable under the law.
NAPTIP Secures Five-Year Jail Term for Man Convicted of Trafficking Victim to Ghana