Joy Jeff, a Nigerian woman who ran a prostitution ring and had been sentenced to 13 years in jail, has been extradited to Italy where she committed the crime after fleeing to Abuja.
The Italian police confirmed on Wednesday that Jeff, who had been declared “most wanted” since 2010, was a “prominent figure” in the Nigerian mafia.
She was arrested in Nigeria on June 4, 2022, and extradited under a treaty signed by Nigeria and Italy in 2020.
According to Italian investigators, Jeff played a leading role in trafficking women to Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, and forced them into prostitution using violence and threats. She had been convicted in absentia.
