Spanish police have arrested a man and a woman of
Nigerian origin who allegedly forced Nigerian women into prostitution
and practiced voodoo magic to keep their victims under their control.
Vanguard reports that the two suspects were apprehended on a warrant issued by Norway after a Nigerian woman lodged a complaint against them in Oslo.
During the investigation, the Spanish police found out that the victim had been lured to Spain in 2011 by a female suspect who promised her work. However, when the young woman arrived in Spain, she was kidnapped and held in an apartment in Madrid.
Kidnappers forced her to work as a prostitute in several Spanish cities, as well as Bordeaux in France and Oslo, claiming she was owed them a $66,000 debt.
“The ‘madam’ and her accomplices had control over her, using all methods of aggression and threats and resorting to traditional Juju voodoo practices, including animal sacrifices,” the police spokesman said.
He added that the victims were forced to take a pledge of obedience and were persuaded into believing that they would fall ill or become insane if they fail to obey.
During the arrest, the police officers seized false identity documents and several objects linked to the rituals there.
It would be recalled that last month, Spanish police also dismantled a trafficking ring that used voodoo rituals to force women into prostitution.
Vanguard reports that the two suspects were apprehended on a warrant issued by Norway after a Nigerian woman lodged a complaint against them in Oslo.
During the investigation, the Spanish police found out that the victim had been lured to Spain in 2011 by a female suspect who promised her work. However, when the young woman arrived in Spain, she was kidnapped and held in an apartment in Madrid.
Kidnappers forced her to work as a prostitute in several Spanish cities, as well as Bordeaux in France and Oslo, claiming she was owed them a $66,000 debt.
“The ‘madam’ and her accomplices had control over her, using all methods of aggression and threats and resorting to traditional Juju voodoo practices, including animal sacrifices,” the police spokesman said.
He added that the victims were forced to take a pledge of obedience and were persuaded into believing that they would fall ill or become insane if they fail to obey.
During the arrest, the police officers seized false identity documents and several objects linked to the rituals there.
It would be recalled that last month, Spanish police also dismantled a trafficking ring that used voodoo rituals to force women into prostitution.
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