Franca Asemota, whose extradition was sought by the UK for offenses
bordering on trafficking of minors, has been ordered by Justice Abdul
Kafarati of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, to be extradited.
Asemota, 36, is
wanted by the UK government for trafficking of minors to Europe through London. She was accused of allegedly organizing a network that trafficked young women, mostly teenagers, from remote Nigerian villages.
The girls were promised education or jobs such as hairdressing, but
were forced into prostitution. Ms. Asemota was arrested by the EFCC, on
March 24, 2015, in Benin, Edo State, on suspicion of money laundering offenses. .
On arrest, checks on her profile revealed that she had been on the
wanted list of the National Crime Agency of the UK. On Wednesday,
Justice Kafarati ordered her to be extradited to the UK to face trial
for the charges filed against her.
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