Two Nigerian women who ran a prostitution ring from a base in Mullingar have been found guilty of human trafficking offences in what is believed to be the first conviction of its type in Ireland. The jury of ten men and two women found Ms. Edosa not guilty on two other counts of human trafficking. Ms. Enoghaghase’s husband, Omonuwa Desmond Osaighbovo (30) was found not guilty of a single charge of prostitution but guilty of four money laundering offences. The 26-year-old mother of one said she had felt betrayed by Ms. Edosa who had arranged her travel from Nigeria to Ireland via Libya and Italy. Judge Francis Comerford remanded Ms. Edosa and Ms. Enoghaghase in custody until a sentencing hearing later this year when victim impact statements will also be heard.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 11, 2021 16:44 UTC