Two women running prostitution ring in Westmeath found guilty of human trafficking 

Conviction of two Nigerian women believed to be first of its type in Ireland

The trial heard evidence from four women who claimed they were forced into prostitution in Ireland after undergoing a voodoo ceremony in their native Nigeria. File picture: PA/Paul Barker. 

Two Nigerian women who ran a prostitution ring from a base in Mullingar have been found guilty of human trafficking offences in what is believed to be the first conviction of its type in Ireland.

Alicia Edosa, aged 44, and Edith Enoghaghase, aged 31, were each found guilty on two counts of trafficking women into Ireland on dates between September 2016 and June 2018 contrary to the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 following a six-week jury trial at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court.