A
28-year-old
Nigerian
sekz
worker,
Favour
Ugwe,
has
been
sentenced
to
eight
years
in
prison
for
human
trafficking.
The
court
found
her
guilty
of
recruiting
and
forcing
a
19-year-old
woman
from
Chad
into
prostitution
in
Ghana.
Ugwe,
the
convict,
was
also
ordered
to
pay
GH¢5,000
as
compensation
to
the
victim,
while
her
sentence
is
to
include
hard
labour.
The
convict
had
admitted
to
recruiting
the
victim
from
Abuja,
Nigeria,
with
the
assistance
of
another
Nigerian
man,
and
paying
for
her
transportation
to
Ghana.
However,
she
pleaded
not
guilty
to
the
charge
of
human
trafficking
while
the
case
went
through
a
full
trial,
with
the
prosecution
calling
two
witnesses.
Ugwe
then
provided
the
victim
with
dresses,
condoms,
and
lubricants
for
sexual
intercourse
with
men
for
a
fee.
Her
Honour
Mrs.
Akosua
Anokyewaa
Adjepong,
who
presided
over
the
case,
said
she
considered
Ugwe’s
lack
of
remorse
during
the
trial
and
the
prevalence
of
human
trafficking
in
the
country
before
passing
her
sentence.
The
court
also
said
it
took
into
consideration
the
fact
that
the
convict
is
a
first-time
offender,
her
age,
and
the
number
of
months
spent
in
custody.