Nigerian Nurse Convicted In The UK For Trafficking Women For Prostitution (Photo)
A nurse identified as Josephine
Iyamu has been convicted of
heading up a criminal network that
subjected vulnerable Nigerian
women to voodoo rituals before
trafficking them. The Nigerian lady
reportedly forced the trafficked
women to swear oaths to hand
over money to her during “juju”
ceremonies.
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According to media reports,
Josephine denied trafficking five
women from Nigeria to Germany
and exploiting them for
prostitution across Europe.
But following a ten week trial, a
jury at Birmingham Crown Court
today convicted her of modern
slavery offences and perverting
the course of justice.
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The 51-year-old’s conviction is the
first successful prosecution of a
British national under the Modern
Slavery Act involving victims who
have no connection to the UK, but
have been victimised by a UK
national.
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Her husband was found not guilty
of perverting the course of
justice.
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The National Crime Agency began
investigating Iyamu in July 2017
after the German Polizei identified
one of her victims and recovered
evidence pointing to her being the
ringleader of a network trafficking
vulnerable women.
NCA officers tracked down Iyamu,
known to her victims as Madam
Sandra, to a small flat in
Bermondsey, South London,
where she was working as a nurse.[/br]
The voodoo rituals saw the
women forced to eat chicken
hearts, drink blood containing
worms, and have powder rubbed
into cuts, the court heard.
According to reports, the case is
the first in England and Wales in
which a British citizen has been
prosecuted for sexual trafficking
offences committed outside the
UK.
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