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Idahosa, 23, and her husband, Jackson Omoruyi, 41, tricked two women into
working as prostitutes by using African black magic to frighten them to comply
to all their their duties as prostitutes.
The young
women were allegedly trafficked from Nigeria into Britain by the couple who
terrified them afterwards with ‘juju magic’ or African witchcraft.
Cardiff
Crown Court heard that the alleged victims, aged 23 and 29, were forced to eat
snails and snakes as part of a black magic ceremony before being sent to work
in brothels and massage parlours.
A jury
heard the women were in fear of ‘illness, madness, infertility or death’ if
they went against the African witchcraft by refusing to have sex with strangers
for money. The Court was told that all the money they made from prostitution,
which came to more than £40,000, was pocketed by Idahosa and Omoruyi.
Prosecutor,
Caroline Rees said: ‘The couple were involved in the exploitation of two women
brought into the UK from Nigeria to work as prostitutes.
‘They
were bound to this by something called a juju ritual. It was a ceremonial
ritual used to full effect to terrify both women into doing what was demanded
of them.
‘It was
used to ensure compliance, secrecy, and they believed if they broke the bond,
dire consequences would follow: illness, madness, infertility or death.
‘They genuinely believed the powers would work.’
According
to Mail Online, Idahosa allegedly arranged for both women to travel 4,500 miles
from the West African country – forcing them to go through juju ceremonies
before they left.
The court
heard that one of the women believed she was coming to the UK to find her
father, but ended up trapped in ‘thoroughly miserable life’ having sex with up
to eight men a day at brothels including the Ambassador massage parlour in
Cardiff.
Miss Rees
added: ‘She was told it could be arranged for her to be brought to London but
before this could happen she had to attend a juju ceremony.
‘Her hair
was shaved, her body was marked and her clothes were taken. She had to eat a
snail and an egg as well as some dust.
‘She made
oaths and promises and thought she would die or go mad if she broke the oaths
she had made.’
The
second woman was allegedly told she was going to find work in a shop with
Idahosa in London.
She was
allowed into the UK after telling immigration officials she was a lesbian and
would be sacrificed if she didn’t leave Nigeria.
But the
court heard that when she arrived in Britain, she was also made to work in
brothels and massage parlours up and down the country.
She
claims she felt she had ‘no choice’ because she had taken part in a juju
ceremony.
Miss Rees
said: ‘She was taken to see the juju man, she was given dirty water and made to
eat a snake. Her body was marked; her pubic hair and eyebrow hair was cut.
‘She was told not to say anything – she believed the ritual was bonding upon her.’
The women
were discovered following an immigration raid on a massage parlour in Cardiff.
Idahosa and Omoruyi were later arrested at their home in Brockley, South
London.
Idahosa
denied seven charges including trafficking for prostitution and moving criminal
property, while Omoruyi denied three charges of inciting the women to become
prostitutes and transferring criminal property.
Heavily
pregnant Idahosa, who has lived off benefits since 2011, claims she was also
trafficked to the UK following a juju ritual.
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