62-yr-old Edo socialite bags 12yrs imprisonment, N24m fine for trafficking 12 girls to Belgium

A high court sitting in Benin City, Edo State have sentenced a popular socialite, Felicia Osaigbovo aka Mama Masha to 12 years in prison for human trafficking and also fined her the sum of N24 million.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in a statement on October 3rd said Felicia Osaigbovo, a 62-year-old member of a human trafficking syndicate, was involved in the recruitment & trafficking of 12 Nigerian girls to Belgium for sexual exploitation.

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According to the statement, 12 collaborators, including three of the convict’s children, have already been convicted in Belgium.

The prosecution presented three witnesses, including a Belgian Chief Inspector of Police and submitted 13 exhibits as evidence.

Following a thorough trial, the court found the convict guilty on all 24 counts, leading to a sentence of 12 years in prison and a fine of N24 million,” the statement reads in part.