Lady imprisoned for cutting houseboy with extremely sharp edge, another sentenced to 2 years for purchasing an infant NAPTIP

The Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 has recorded its first loss as a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja has sentenced a 29 year old housewife, Mrs. Onyekachi Okafor to 9 Months detainment for abusing parts of the Act.

This is going ahead the heels of the conviction of Mrs. Mavis Solomon by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, River State directed by Justice A. Liman. Mrs. Solomon was charged by NAPTIP to Court for buying a 10 Months old infant at the expense of N200, 000 from 2 other people who are likewise under indictment. The offense is in opposition to Section 21 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015. She confessed and was sentenced to 2 years detainment.


Mrs. Okafor who lives at Dape, along Karmo Road of Abuja was dragged to the FCT High Court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for the benefit of the Federal Government for obstinately incurring physical damage on a 10 year old kid (names withheld). The kid who served her and her family as a house help got serious extremely sharp steel cuttings from Mrs. Okafor, a demonstration which is disregarding and culpable under area 2 of the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.

Segment 2 subsection 1 of the VAPP Act says,'' A man who resolutely causes or perpetrates physical harm on someone else by method for any weapon, substance or item, submits an offense and is obligated on conviction to a term of detainment not surpassing 5 years or a fine not surpassing N100,000.00 or both''.

Mrs. Okafor who was captured by authorities of NAPTIP in September 2015 had utilized a sharp extremely sharp steel to cut the casualty on different parts of his body including his mid-region, left backside and thigh.

At the point when the case came up on Monday, fourth July 2016, Mrs Okafor who was summoned on a one tally charge confessed of the offense. The directing Judge, Justice N. Ogbonna thusly, discovered her blameworthy and sentenced her to 9 months detainment without an alternative of fine. No remuneration was be that as it may, recompensed to the casualty.

It would be reviewed that the previous President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan marked the Violence against Person (Prohibition) (VAPP) Act 2015 on 23rd May, 2015. NAPTIP was made the executing Agency for the new Act.

The Act which applies just in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, precludes all types of viciousness against persons in private and open life and gives greatest assurance and viable solutions for casualties and discipline of guilty parties.