Conviction Nigerian juju Juju and oath systems Bruges, Belgium · 2017

Bruges: Nigerian voodoo-trafficking ring convicted

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The trafficking network used Vodou or juju oaths and threatened supernatural retaliation to enforce exploitation and silence.

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VRT NWS (2017) 'Tot 9 jaar cel voor Nigeriaanse prostitutiebende', vrt.be, 20 September. Available at: vrt.be (Accessed: 14 July 2026).: A Bruges court convicted the ringleaders of a Nigerian network that trafficked 25 young women into Belgium over four years, using voodoo to terrify them before departure. Per Belgium's public broadcaster: 'De twee kopstukken van de bende, waaronder een 25-jarige Nigeriaan, zijn nu door de rechter in Brugge veroordeeld tot 8 en 9 jaar cel... De jonge slachtoffers werden in hun thuisland eerst bang gemaakt met voodoopraktijken.' [English: The two ringleaders of the gang, including a 25-year-old Nigerian, have now been sentenced by the Bruges court to 8 and 9 years in prison... The young victims were first frightened in their home country with voodoo practices.]

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