Nigerian hairdresser sentenced to five years for trafficking women
The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced Nicky Isabella, a 22-year-old hairdresser, to five years imprisonment for trafficking two young Nigerian women to Ghana.
Isabella, popularly known as Bella, lured the victims to Ghana under the pretext of offering jobs but forced them into prostitution upon arrival.
She was convicted after a full trial presided over by Mrs. Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong.
The victims, aged 22 and 23, were promised jobs at a supermarket in Adjiringanor, Accra.
Instead, Isabella allegedly seized their earnings and made them swear an oath on a Bible, cutting pieces of their pubic hair and threatening to use them in rituals if they disobeyed her orders.
The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police...