A
South Gauteng High Court has given three life sentences plus
additional hundred and six (106) years imprisonment to two Nigerian
nationals for human trafficking on Friday in Johannesburg.
Frank
Amaku (26), and Ilo Promise Somadina (25), were arrested by the
Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime investigating unit in April 2016 at
a hideous dwelling in Fourways where they ran a brothel and held
victims captive. Five victims were rescued during the operation and
taken to a place of safety. .
Amaku
was sentenced to two life plus fifty-three years direct imprisonment
and Ilo Promise Somadina (25), was sentenced to life plus additional
fifty-three years direct imprisonment on counts of human trafficking,
kidnapping, rape, exploitation, and running a brothel respectively.
The pair were convicted in July 2018.
The
National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation,
Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya welcomed the sentence.
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