Thursday, August 14, 2025 - An Abuja High Court has arraigned four women over alleged child trafficking and criminal conspiracy.
The defendants
are Precious Silas, 30; Ngozi Unukwuwa, 47; Chisinau Onukwuagha, 40; and Favour
Ohebegeim, 25 are all residents of Karimo, Abuja.
Prosecutor
Donatus Abah told the court that the women brought three boys, aged seven,
eight, and twelve, from Imo State, promising to enroll them in school. Instead,
they allegedly pretended to be blind and used the children as props to beg for
money from unsuspecting motorist.
Abah said the
alleged offenses violate the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement
and Administration Act, 2015, and the Child’s Rights Act, 2003, which protect
children from abuse and exploitation.
All four
defendants pleaded not guilty and their lawyer, B.C. Nnadika, applied for bail
on their behalf.
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