Nigerian woman, Franca Asemota pictured during her extradiction to the UK to stand trial for trafficking of minors

Franca Asemota from Benin, Edo State, who is currently facing trial on charges of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, is pictured at the airport being extradited to the UK earlier this year.

The 38-year-old was on August 3rd found guilty of eight counts of conspiracy to traffic people into sexual exploitation by a jury at Isleworth Crown Court. Ms Asemota forced dozens of teenage orphans into prostitution and slavery using the threat of witchcraft. See more pics after the cut..

Known to her victims as 'Auntie Franca', she used Heathrow as a hub to traffic at least 40 girls and young women into Europe from remote villages in Nigeria. She promised them jobs, education and a better life, then used 'witchcraft', threats and violence to force them in to the European sex trade.