A 26-year-old woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for human trafficking in Delta State.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured a seven-year jail sentence for a 26-year-old woman, Chinonso Omengor, who was involved in trafficking persons for prostitution and facilitating foreign trips for the same purpose.
The agency announced the conviction in a statement issued on Monday, November 17, 2025.
According to NAPTIP, Omengor was arraigned in October 2021 before the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, presided over by Justice F.A. Olubanjo.
She was convicted and, on November 13, sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on each count, along with a N10 million fine.
She was also ordered to pay the sum of N1m as compensation to the victim.
“A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, presided over by Hon. Justice F.A. Olubanjo, has convicted Chinonso Omengor (26, female) for the exportation of persons for prostitution and organising foreign travels that promote prostitution, contrary to Sections 14(b) and 18 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015,” the statement read.
“The sentence was seven years imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, and a cumulative fine of N10m, plus N1M compensation to the victim.”
