NAPTIP Bayelsa Command Secures Conviction Of Woman For Human Trafficking
By Ebis Freeman, YENAGOA – The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Bayelsa State Command, has secured the conviction of a 25-year-old woman, Lucky, for offences relating to human trafficking and sexual exploitation involving two victims.
The conviction was secured on October 28, 2026, at a High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Lucky was arraigned on February 24, 2026, on four counts bordering on conspiracy, facilitating the activities of persons engaged in human trafficking, procuring a person under the age of 18 for sexual exploitation, and facilitating foreign travel for the purpose of promoting prostitution.
The offences were brought under Sections 27, 13(c) and (f), 16(2), and 18 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
According to details provided by NAPTIP, the court sentenced the defendant to 24 years’ imprisonment on each of the four counts, with the sentences ordered to run concurrently, resulting in an effective prison term of seven years.
The court also imposed a fine of ₦3 million and ordered the defendant to pay ₦500,000 each to the two victims.
The case, with charge number BYHC/YEN/CR/8/2026, represents another conviction secured by the NAPTIP Bayelsa State Command in its efforts to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
