By Emmanuel Ogbodo
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Benedicta Usen, also known as Mrs. Carol Omomoh, to five years in prison for trafficking a young woman to Italy for prostitution.
The sentence, delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday, was based on the prosecution’s proven case beyond reasonable doubt.
Omomoh received two separate sentences: two years and six months for certain charges and five years for others, all to run concurrently, beginning from February 3, 2025.
Justice Ekwo condemned Omomoh as “a barefaced liar” and emphasized that her actions, which involved trafficking vulnerable women like Miss Cynthia Omoieke, warranted removal from society.
Omomoh, charged in an eight-count case, conspired with accomplice Mrs. Oyomiya Lamidi (still at large) to recruit and transport Omoieke to Italy via the UK under false pretenses in 2011.
The court found her guilty of all charges related to violating the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration (TPPEA) Act, 2015.
