that having noticed that one of the girls became
HIV+, she still forced her to continue being a sex
worker; that her premeditation is thus clearly
characterized;
Thence all the elements required to
establish the offence of pimping are enough
evidence against the Accused Obi Ifeoma; that it
would be proper to hold the prejudice of pimping
against her, find her guilty thereof and order a
sentence against her;
2- Sentence
Whereas pursuant to the provisions of
article 533(22), in fine of the Penal Code, pimping
is an offence punishable with three to ten years’
imprisonment and a CFA F 1,000,000 (one
million) to CFA F 6,000,000 (six million); that
article 211(1) thereof provides for the judge to
administer a mixed sentence, that is, imprisonment
or fine with part being a suspended sentence;
Whereas as it is, charges levied against Obi
Ifeoma are extremely serious; that she forced those
girls into prostitution by locking them up each time
she went out so they would not escape; that out
of greed, she compelled O. B to have
unprotected sexual intercourse with clients who
paid more; that this caused the latter to become
HIV+; that despite this infection, she
compelled her to keep on being a sex worker;
that despite being a first-time offender, these
facts are glaring evidence of her dangerous
character; that it would be proper she be educated
through a resocialization prison term of 5 (five)
years with an actual 3 (three) years’ term and
2 (two) years suspended sentence and an actual
fine of CFA F 1 000 000;
3- Seals
Whereas article 213(1) of the Penal Code
provides for the exhibits used or destined to
commit an offence to be sealed;
That in the case at hand, two sachets having
4 (four) packs of condoms and a gel, a
sachet containing 3 (three) pants, 1 (one)
brassiere and hair sealed under the care of the
Registry of the said Court under number 46/2019
of 07/10/19; that case file documents as well as
court arguments indicate that the 4 packs of
condoms and the gel were destined for
personal prostitution of the Accused and that
of the victims, thus destined to commit the
offence; it would be proper to order their
confiscation;