Twenty-four Nigerians suspected to
be members of a s3x trafficking ring will face trial in France on Wednesday.
The suspects, including one
Stanley Omoregie, pastor, are accused of forcing Nigerian women into
prostitution in Europe.
Similar gangs have also been
dismantled in Italy and Britain.
The gang in Italy was busted
after an investigation by the police in Lyon, following a tip-off accusing
Omoregie of exploiting several sex workers who lived in apartments he owned.
The police estimate half the
city’s sex workers are Nigerians.
In the transcript of a
conversation submitted to the court, Omoregie is reportedly heard saying he
wanted “those with beautiful bodies, who can be controlled, not those that
cause problems”.
The cleric, has, however, denied
the charges.
The prosecution has presented him
as the kingpin of a family-based syndicate made up of 10 women and 14 men,
including one of Europe’s most wanted women, Jessica Edosomwan, accused of
recruiting destitute women in Nigeria for the sex trade in Lyon, Nimes and
Montpellier.
In June 2018, a British court
sentenced Josephine Iyamu, a nurse of Nigerian descent, to 14 years in prison
after she was found guilty of trafficking five women to Germany for
prostitution.
A report by CNN also revealed how
some women trafficked from Nigeria are forced into prostitution in a park in
Paris, capital city of France.
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