Monday, September 17, 2012

Nigerian man accused of using African Juju magic to lure Nigerian women to Europe


A NIGERIAN man used African black magic (Juju) to lure young women from Nigeria to be prostitutes in Europe, a court has heard. A jury at Canterbury Crown Court was told on Monday that Osezua Elvis Osolasi brought three teenagers into the UK in order to fly them into Europe for prostitution.
The girls were also sexually abused by 42-year-old Osolasi of Beaumont Drive, the court heard.
The victims were orphans from impoverished backgrounds, poorly educated, with a history of physical and sexual abuse.
Jury members heard the girls were subjected to Juju rituals - traditional West African customs used superstitiously in witchcraft and as spells to enforce contracts.
The first victim, then 16, was taken to a large house before flying to the UK where she thought she would receive an education, the court heard.
The alleged victim was also told that if she broke her Juju oath she would "not have children, go mad and die".
Osolasi denies six charges of trafficking for sexual exploitation, four of rape, and one each of sexual assault, false imprisonment, sexual activity with a 14-year-old child and assault.
The trial continues.