Man bags seven years imprisonment for trafficking 16-year-old girl

AFederal High Court sitting in Kano sentenced one Muhammed Idris, 48 years, to seven years imprisonment on Monday for human trafficking.

Justice Jane Inyang gave sentence after Idris pleaded guilty to the charge read against him.

The Court did not give Idris an option of fine.

Nuruddeen Hussain, the prosecutor, had earlier told the court that the convict of Bachirawa Quarters in Dala area of Kano procured the illegal entry of a young girl to Kano.

“Idris brought Miss Mary David, 16, of Ise Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti to Kano illegally on January 24, to secure a trip for her to Libya,” he said.

He added that the offence contravened the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015 and was punishable.