ACCUSED young girls trafficker Franca Asemota has arrived in the UK after she was extradited from Nigeria following the British government's successful application for a warrant to have her handed over to face trafficking charges.  

Ms Asemota, 36, is wanted by the UK government over allegations she is involved in the trafficking of minors to Europe through London. She is accused of allegedly organising a network that trafficked young women, mostly teenagers, from remote Nigerian villages into Europe using Heathrow Airport as a transit hub. 

On Wednesday, January 13, Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court Abuja, ordered her extradition to the UK following a request through the office of the attorney general of the federation. Yesterday, she was flown into London and will now be arraigned before a British court to answer the charges. 

Apparently, Ms Asemota promised the girls she trafficked an education or jobs such as hairdressing in countries including France and Spain but they were forced into prostitution upon arriving in Europe. She was arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on March 24, 2015 in Benin, Edo State on suspicion of money laundering offences. 

Following her arrest, checks on her profile revealed that she was on the wanted list of the National Crime Agency of the UK. Britain subsequently filed an extradition request and at the final hearing of the case Justice Kafarati of the Federal High Court authorised her deportation.