A Nigerian smuggler who used witchcraft rituals to force
children to work as sex slaves was jailed for 20 years on October 28th
Osezua Osolase, 42, tricked poverty-stricken Nigerian
orphans into travelling to the UK with the promise of a better life. But the
young victims were raped, sexually abused and subjected to voodoo-style rituals
by a child trafficking ring.
Osolase, the linchpin of a multi-million pound global sex
trafficking ring, used 'juju' magic to control his victims. He told the teenage
girls they would die or never bear children if they tried to escape or revealed
what had happened to them.
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| Caught on film: Osezua Osolase (in baseball cap) with young trafficking victims under surveillance at Stansted Airport. The children's faces have been obscured in order to protect their identities
Judge Adele Williams told Osolase: 'You are arrogant and
manipulative, you are devoid of conscience, devoid of any compassion to your
victims.
'You were dealing in exploitation and misery and
degradation. You have been convicted on clear and compelling evidence of
trafficking two girls in and out of the UK.
'Once they arrived in the UK the reality was explained to
them that they were going to have to work as prostitutes.
'They were petrified that if they spoke out they would be
harmed and killed.'
During the trial it emerged that Osolase raped one of the
young girls knowing he had HIV. Judge Williams described this as a 'seriously
aggravating' feature to his crimes.
At Canterbury Crown Court on Friday, Osolase was convicted
of five counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation, one of rape and one of
sexual activity with a child.
The charges relate to three girls aged 14, 16, and 17. One
was raped and all three endured juju rituals, including one conducted by
Osolase himself.
One feared she was being taken to another country to be used
as a human sacrifice. Osolase slashed the chest of his youngest victim with a
razor and rubbed black powder into her bleeding wounds.
On the surface, Osolase was a recycling worker living in a
terraced house in Gravesend, Kent. But his home was a secret staging post for
vulnerable teenage orphans as they were smuggled from Africa, via Britain, to
several European countries.
Detectives discovered evidence that at least 28 victims were
smuggled in and out of Britain over a 14-month period, earning him up to
£1.5million.
Culled from Daily Mail
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