Human trafficking: Popular Edo socialite jailed

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of Felicia Osaigbovo for human trafficking.

The well-known socialite in Benin and high-profile trafficker, also known as Mama Masha, was sentenced to 12years imprisonment with a fine of 24million by Hon. Justice Geraldine Imadegbelo of the High Court, Criminal Division, Benin City.

Felicia, a 62-year-old member of a human trafficking syndicate, was involved in the recruitment and trafficking of 12 Nigerian girls to Belgium for sexual exploitation. Notably, 12 collaborators, including three of the convict’s children, have already been convicted in Belgium.