IBRAHIM SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.
INTRODUCTION
This criminal charge filed on 29th January 2025 concerns allegations of child trafficking and selling of human beings brought against the Defendant, Rita Agboeze (also called Satty), pursuant to Sections 13(1), 13(2)(a)(b)(c), and Section 21 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015 (“TIPPEA Act”).
The charge alleges that sometime in 2024, the Defendant deceptively procured and transferred six children from Kanke and Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State to one Pastor Dayo Bernard and other persons for financial consideration, under the false representation that the children would be educated and properly cared for.
The children involved include:
Emmanuel Ziggla
Esther Gift
Nelson
Clara
Adela
Samantha
Upon arraignment on 29 January 2025, the Defendant pleaded not guilty to both counts.
The prosecution called three witnesses and tendered four exhibits, while the defence called two witnesses including the…