A Ghanaian High Court has sentenced Chukwudi Nwachukwu, a 29-year-old Nigerian national, to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking his younger sister and nine other girls from Nigeria to Ghana for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
The court found Nwachukwu guilty of violating Ghana’s Human Trafficking Act, following investigations that revealed he lured the victims under false pretenses and coerced them into prostitution upon arrival in Ghana. The case was prosecuted by Ghana’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit in collaboration with Nigerian authorities and international partners.
The sentencing has drawn attention to the growing cross-border efforts to combat human trafficking in West Africa. Advocacy groups have praised the verdict as a step toward justice and deterrence, while urging both governments to strengthen victim support systems and border surveillance.
