a Nigerian woman leading one of the most powerful emerging criminal organizations in the world, committed to the trafficking of women to exploit themselves in prostitution Spain, the Netherlands and Italy, He was arrested and extradited where he had been on the run from Justice for more than a decade, the Italian national police reported.
The lengthy escape of 48-year-old Jeff Joy, one of the few women on the list… Interpol’s 100 most wanted criminals since 2010It ended with the arrival of Roman Ciampino airport in the last hours after the Nigerian Government approved the extradition on 10 February.
Joy was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Italy. complicity crimes, slaveryhuman trafficking, “He was the largest representative of the so-called black mafia, the Nigerian mafia, which is considered one of the most powerful emerging criminal organizations in the world due to its danger and the international network in which it operates,” the police said. a phrase.
According to investigations conducted by the Ancona Mobile Brigade (centre) between 2006 and 2007, Joy’s “leading andn Facilitate the arrival of Nigerian girls in Italy, the Netherlands and Spain Those who entered the criminal prostitution business using all kinds of violence and threats also spread to family members staying in their country of origin”.
After more than 12 years of searching, woman arrested by local intelligence services in Nigeria on June 4, 2022 –Department of State Services (DSS) – In the execution of the “red notice” issued by Italy after intense search activity also carried out by Italian agents.
The extradition of the Nigerian fugitive represents a milestone in relations between Italy and Nigeria. The first pilot case in the implementation of the Extradition Treaty, which entered into force in 2020, is mentioned in the note.
“Africa confirmed today a strategic area for the search for fugitives and the fight against organized crime. LDeveloping African countries are also favored places for illegal money laundering by organized crime,” stressed Governor Vittorio Rizzi, Director of the Criminal Police Headquarters, on which international police cooperation depends on the sidelines of the operation.