Human traffickers get seven-year jail terms as NAPTIP intensifies crackdown

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has recorded two major convictions in separate human trafficking cases, with courts imposing seven-year prison terms on the offenders.

In the first case, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Titilayo Folorunso for offences linked to human trafficking, procurement for prostitution and arranging overseas travel for exploitative purposes.

According to a statement issued by the agency on Tuesday, the apex court delivered a unanimous judgment on May 8, 2026, dismissing Folorunso’s appeal and affirming earlier rulings by both the trial court and the Court of Appeal.

NAPTIP said investigations showed that the victim was lured with the promise of securing a teaching job in Malta before being moved through the Niger Republic to Libya.

The agency stated that the victim was later forced into prostitution and subjected to abuse, exploitation and repeated abortions while in Libya.

Folorunso had earlier been sentenced to seven years imprisonment on each count by the trial court, a decision that was sustained by the appellate courts.

NAPTIP described the Supreme Court ruling as a strong indication of Nigeria’s determination to tackle human trafficking and protect victims from exploitation.

In a separate development, the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted another trafficker, Bose Jimoh, for facilitating foreign travel connected to prostitution and exploitation.

The court sentenced Jimoh to seven years imprisonment and imposed a fine of N4 million.

NAPTIP said the offences violated provisions of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act 2015.