A High Court of Justice sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced a 37-year-old woman, Fatima Sanda, to two years’ imprisonment for procuring a 16-year-old girl for sexual exploitation.
The court, presided over by Justice Aisha M. Ndume in Court 10, found Sanda guilty of procuring the minor and subjecting her to sexual exploitation by other persons.
Her conviction was secured under Section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015, as amended.
In addition to the prison sentence, the court ordered Sanda to pay ₦500,000 in compensation to the victim.
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