Nigerian Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Human Trafficking In South Africa.

Durban Regional Court on Tuesday, October 27, handed
Emmanuel Uche Odii, a 30 year jail term for human
trafficking. National Prosecuting Authority spokeswoman
Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said that the 32 year old was
handed the sentence following his conviction in August
on two counts of human trafficking, two counts of
kidnapping, one of rape, one of sexual assault, one of
assault, one of running a brothel.

His South African accomplice Bonginkosi Shange, 46,
was handed a five year jail term for two human
trafficking charges while his Nigerian accomplice,
William Ojiaku, 30, was convicted in the on charges
of kidnapping and handed a two year jail term that was
suspended for five years

She said the three men had used the false promise of
employment to exploit the two victims in the case. Odii
had paid Shange (a South African citizen) a sum of
R1 000 for each woman he recruited.

The first victim was 19 years old when she was offered
a job as a domestic worker by Ojiaku in June 2010.

"Travel arrangements were made by the accused and
the woman went to Pretoria. On arrival, she was taken
to a flat where she was sexually assaulted and raped
by accused 1 [Odii]," said Kara.

She said the woman was then taken to another flat where
she saw women bringing in men to have sex with. Odii told
her that she would have to do the same, and when she
refused she was kept locked up in the flat.

In August 2010 the second victim, an 18 year old girl,
was offered a job to take care of Odii’s flat while he
was out of town. She accepted the offer. Thereafter
travel arrangements were made and she went to Pretoria.

Odii threatened her and forced her to smoke rock cocaine
which had a serious effect on the young woman’s health
and resulted in her being hospitalised later.

The victim was also told to conduct prostitution for the
financial benefit of Odii. In aggravation of sentence
senior state advocate Val Dafel told the court that
human trafficking is regarded as the fastest growing
criminal activity in the world and it generates billions
of dollars in earnings for traffickers. She urged the
court to deliver sentences that would act as a deterrent
to other would-be offenders.

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