According to a statement by the Italian police, Joy Jeff, a 48-year-old Nigerian woman who has been on Italy’s most-wanted list since 2010, was extradited from Abuja to Rome on Wednesday. She has been sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment for her involvement in various criminal activities, including leading a prostitution ring that exploited women from Nigeria and other countries. The statement said that Jeff was a prominent member of the Nigerian mafia and that she was arrested in Nigeria on June 4, 2022, based on an international warrant issued by Italy. The extradition was made possible by a treaty signed between Nigeria and Italy in 2020. Investigators from Ancona, a city in eastern Italy, said that Jeff used violence and threats to force women into prostitution in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. She was convicted in absentia by an Italian court. The Italian police also released a video showing Jeff being transported from Abuja to Ciampino airport in Rome, where she was taken into custody by the police in a wheelchair. Rizzi (2023), an Italian police chief responsible for international coordination, stated that “Africa today is a strategic location when looking for fugitives and fighting organised crime.”