Nigerian woman sentenced to seven years for human trafficking in Tamale

A 24-year-old Nigerian national, Mariam Yussif, has been sentenced to seven years 39; imprisonment with hard labour for human trafficking by the Gender-Based Violence Court in Tamale. The Northern Regional Police Command said Yussif and her 22-year-old sister, Precious Clement, were arrested in Yendi on August 17, 2026, over allegations that they recruited and transported victims from Nigeria to Ghana for sexual exploitation.