An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 43-year-old Nigerian woman for sentencing after she was convicted on charges of human trafficking and illegal entry into Ghana.
The accused, Eugenia Ifeoma, is alleged to have recruited, transported, and harboured two victims aged 19 and 17 from Nigeria to Ghana for prostitution.
She pleaded guilty to two counts of human trafficking and guilty with explanation to illegal entry into Ghana.
In her explanation to the court, Ifeoma said she was unaware that bringing people into Ghana under such circumstances constituted an offence.
Prosecution from the Ghana Immigration Service told the court that the accused, a commercial sex worker, operated at Asankragua.
The court heard that on March 2, 2026, Ifeoma travelled from Ghana to Nigeria, where she met the brother of the victims, who asked her to bring his two sisters to Ghana.
She initially declined but later agreed and reportedly paid for their transportation into Ghana.
Upon arrival in Ghana, the victims were taken to Asankragua, where she allegedly provided them with condoms and demanded a daily remittance of GHS 200 from their earnings.
The prosecution further told the court that Ifeoma threatened to send a fetish priest after the victims if they attempted to escape.
The Ghana Immigration Service at Asankragua said it acted on intelligence that led to her arrest, adding that investigations revealed she entered Ghana through unapproved routes.
The trial judge ruled that the accused’s explanation did not amount to a defence, convicted her, and remanded her into custody for sentencing on June 29, 2026.
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