Nigerian Born British Nurse Jailed For Sex Trafficking
A Nigerian-born British nurse identified as Josephine Iyamu, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Birmingham Crown Court.Information Guide Nigeria
According to RIPPLES NIGERIA, the 54-years-old London nurse was found guilty of trafficking women and teenage girls, mostly from Nigeria, to the UK and forcing them to become sex slaves for her personal gains.
Josephine Iyamu who had earlier been found guilty in March, was sentenced on Tuesday after the court heard how she trafficked the vulnerable women and forced them to swear to a “form of voodoo”.
RIPPLES NIGERIA reports that she was ordered to repay the sum of £184,000 as restitution
The court statement stated, “The confiscation amount took into account her available assets, which include a large house in Benin City, Nigeria, where she employed household staff.
“If she fails to pay the sum within three months, she will serve an additional two years in prison and still be liable for the money.”
As reported by RIPPLES NIGERIA, during her trial, the court heard how Josephine Iyamu, a resident of Bermondsey, “made her victims swear oaths to hand over money during juju ceremonies which saw them ordered to eat chicken hearts and drink blood containing worms.”
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Josephine Iyamu who was known as Madame Sandra was tracked down by the British National Crime Agency and it was established she had positioned herself as a rich and powerful person in Nigeria.
According to RIPPLES NIGERIA, Kay Mellor of the National Crime Agency during an extensive investigation that spanned five years said, “There she had launched a political campaign, through which she claimed she wanted to empower women and families.
“Using her status, Iyamu recruited vulnerable women from rural villages and promised them a better life in Europe.
“She charged them up to 38,000 Euro for facilitating their travel and forced them to work as prostitutes in Germany to pay off their debts”.
Kay Mellor of the National Crime Agency after Tuesday’s sentencing said, “Iyamu’s expenditure on travel and properties far outweighed her legitimate earnings as a nurse and our investigation into her finances proved she made hundreds of thousands of pounds from her criminality.Jamb Result
“Iyamu was calculated, manipulative and motivated by money. Not only is she serving a hefty prison sentence, but she won’t be living a luxury lifestyle when she comes out.”
