EMALAHLENI – Ellias Ani Chukwuemeka, appeared at the Witbank Magistrate’s Court last week Thursday facing a human trafficking charge.
He appeared in court in the same day of his arrest, following the successful escape of a 30-year-old victim. According to the Hawks, it is alleged that the victim arrived in Witbank on May 29 after she was recruited by a known Lesotho national friend who promised her a job on her arrival.
“She was allegedly picked up at the taxi rank by the suspect on her arrival and was taken to a house where she was welcomed by other girls. She was allegedly kept against her will, forced to take drugs, raped multiple times and trained by other girls before she was released to the street to pose as a prostitute,” said the Hawks.
Chukwuemeka is expected to be back in court next Tuesday, June 18 for a formal bail application.
