By Thys Khiba
A Nigerian national Adeyefa Adedamola Adetoye(38), has been denied bail by the Kimberley District Court. Adetoye is facing charges of human trafficking, assault, rape, and compelled rape, possession of illegal drugs as well as being an illegal immigrant.
This comes after the 38-year-old was arrested by the DPCI, Organised Crime, Intelligence, and other specialized units within the South African Police Service after the law enforcement agencies received information regarding the accused transgressions.
During his arrest at one of the chain motels in Kimberley, two victims were found in his room.
According to the NPA spokesperson Mojafela Senokoatsane, the two victims, a 17-year-old girl and a 29-year-old woman informed the police that they had been trafficked from the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng to the city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape.
“That they had been locked in the hotel room and prostituted as sex workers by the accused.
“The police also found illegal drugs in the room belonging to the accused during their search,” said Senokoatsane.
His arrest comes after the third woman who is from Boksburg, also a victim of human trafficking, managed to escape on 7 October.
In Court:
During his bail application, the court also heard how the victims were lured by the accused and trafficked and exploited for sex work from one place to another.
The court heard that the accused who is from Nigeria, does not have legal papers to be in South Africa as his permit expired in 2018.
“That he did not have a fixed address where he could be located and that he could be a flight risk.
The matter has been postponed to next year, 30 January 2024. Adetoye is expected to be remanded in custody until his next court appearance.
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