A Nigerian
sex trafficker who used
witchcraft rituals to silence the
teenage girls he smuggled into
Britain for prostitution was
jailed for 20 years on Monday.
Osezua Osolase, 42, tricked
three impoverished Nigerian
orphans into travelling to
Britain before attempting to
sell them to gangs in Europe
for prostitution.
The recycling plant worker,
who lived in Kent, southeast
England, used west African juju
rituals to instill terror in the
three girls, aged 14, 16 and 17.
“You are undoubtedly a very,
very dishonest man,” said
judge Adele Williams as she
sentenced him at Canterbury
Crown Court in Kent.
“You are arrogant and
manipulative; you are devoid
of conscience, devoid of any
compassion to your victims.”
Osolase, who has HIV, was
found guilty after a six-week
trial on Friday of five counts of
trafficking for sexual
exploitation, one count of rape
and one of sexual activity with
a child.
The fact that he had raped one
girl knowing that he has HIV
was a “seriously aggravating”
factor, Williams said.
It was recommended that
Osolase be deported once he
has served his sentence.
He had convinced the girls to
travel to Britain with fake
Nigerian passports by
promising them an education
and modelling careers, the
court heard.
He was stopped at Stansted
Airport, north of London, in
April last year while attempting
to board a plane.
His 16-year-old victim told
police that he had performed a
juju ritual on her in Nigeria in
which blood was taken from
her and hair was cut from her
head and genitals.
She was then made to swear
an oath of silence.
Police believe there were at
least 25 victims of Osolase’s
trafficking ring, which
smuggled girls into Britain
before passing them on to
gangs in countries including
Italy and Spain.
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