By Ilori Ogunmola With Agency Report
A Nigerian woman was extradited from Abuja to Rome on Wednesday, Italian police said, to serve a 13-year prison sentence for crimes including running a prostitution ring.
Joy Jeff is one of the few women on the police most wanted list.
According to the police statement, they described the 48-year-old woman as a prominent figure in the Nigerian mafia.
Joy Jeff being conveyed to the prison
She’s been wanted indefinitely since 2010.
Italian investigators say Jeff played a leading role in trafficking women to Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.
They were then forced into prostitution by violence and threats.
Jeff, according to Reuters,had been convicted in her absence.
Joy Jeff was returned from Abuja to Rome on Wednesday, Italian police said, where she has been convicted in her absence for crimes including running a prostitution ring. pic.twitter.com/224J0DVmxt
— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) March 8, 2023
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