Sex Traffickering Ring Quashed And Paraded Before Police

Those faces above are those of women who traffic unsuspecting ladies in the lure of good prospects only to end up as prostitutes in Dubai.  The culprits: Blessing Gabriel, 25; Precious Ejiro-Owoh, 29; Rose Gabriel, 25; Priscilla Bassey, 33; and 38-year-old Terry Smooth who are all members of a human trafficking ring were in a  caught this September after much interrogation.

The sex traffickers all had the same mode of operations, get their victims to swear under oath after much intimidation and manipulation before putting them to work as commerial sex workers.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons  (NAPTIP), Lagos director, Joseph Famakin, said the nude video was released on the Youtube, after a victim named Ann escaped from the ring, adding that the syndicate also forced the girls to swear to oaths.

He said, “The victim was recruited from Lagos for Blessing, who was in Dubai. Blessing was responsible for her travel expenses. The process of preparing her for Dubai was coordinated by Blessing’s sister, Rose Gabriel.

“On arrival in Dubai, the oath was forcefully administered on her, and it was recorded on video. This recording was later released on Youtube after she escaped from her exploiters in Dubai. She was forced into prostitution contrary to the initial promise of being given a job at a hair dressing saloon.”

Our correspondent learnt that other members of the trafficking ring in Dubai ─ Gina, Fegor Ebony Ejeba, and Nicole Esther Otubu ─ were still at large, and efforts were on to track them down.

The assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, NAPTIP, Josiah Emerole, said the suspects would be charged to court, adding that efforts were on to rescue the other victims of the syndicate.