An angry mob has attacked the Lisburn, Northern Ireland home of Nigerian husband and wife Osarobo “John” Izekor, 36, and 29-year old Precious Izekor - just hours after they were found guilty of their sickening crimes.

Windows at the front and back of the Ashmount Gardens property were smashed and the couple, who held a Nigerian national as their personal slave, were forced to flee with their three children in the early hours of the morning.

Neighbours described how they packed up their car with as many personal belongings they could manage and drove off under the watchful eye of PSNI officers who attended the scene.

“No one really knows who did it because it was in the middle of the night and it happened so quick but people wanted them out, that’s for sure. “What they did to that poor woman was a disgrace and cruel. It was no surprise that the home was attacked when people realised who they were and what crime they had committed,” one neighbour said.

“It’s a disgrace that they only got two years suspended considering what they did, is that what you call justice? “When I heard the windows being smashed I knew who it was. All the neighbours came out and we watched them pack up and leave,” she said to Afrotimes News.

The couple kept themselves to themselves and never allowed their children to play on the street with other kids. “They never annoyed anyone, very quiet, you would never have really seen them. The first we all knew about them was when we read it in the paper and seen them on the TV.

"It was a matter of time before something happened. You can’t get away with that type of thing here. Any wonder they kept their heads down but it all came out in the end, you can’t hide something like that no matter how hard you try,” another neighbour said.

The couple were forced from their home last week and have since declared themselves as homeless.

Conviction

They were both handed a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended for two years, by Judge Richard Greene QC who ordered them to pay their victim £10,000 in compensation.

Last week’s sentencing at Belfast Crown Court marked one of the first cases brought under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act (NI) 2015.

The pair admitted that on dates between September 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017 they ‘required another person to perform forced or compulsory labour’.

While the victim was forced to carry out domestic duties, a majority of the criminality by the Izekors was unpaid childcare in their then Castlereagh Place home in Belfast.

As he sentenced the couple, Judge Greene said that whilst it was accepted the Izekors did not physically ill-treat the women they kept as a domestic slave, they gained financially by not having to pay childcare costs while they worked.

The victim – who is now 33 – arrived in Northern Ireland in 2011 and worked as a nanny for John Izekor’s sister for a five-year period.

When John Izekor’s sister returned to Nigeria in the Autumn of 2016, the woman moved into Castlereagh Place with John and Precious. During this period, she was kept ignorant of her immigration status and was prevented from having access to her passport and paperwork.

While working for the Izekors, the woman had her own room and was given food and clothes but was not paid any money, while a small sum was sent to her family in Nigeria.

When she finally raised the issue of her documents with Precious Izekor, an argument ensued. A few days later, she left the Izekors and went to stay with a friend, who–concerned for the woman–felt she was being exploited and accompanied her to the Home Office.

An investigation was launched which resulted in the involvement of the PSNI and the arrests of John and Precious Izekor, who both admitted the offence.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/pcb.135914155786795/135913869120157/

Why do our people behave like this?

These are the same Dummkopfs who always cry racism when sh**t ain't going their way..look how they treat their fellow Black like bag of junk..

They should return to their black sh**thole where things can go their way.. bunch of wild chacma..

They will enslave u in the name of helping u...

people are wicked

Highlandgee:
Why do our people behave like this?

Guess it's in the DNA... unfortunately

When she finally raised the issue of her documents with Precious Izekor, an argument ensued. A few days later, she left the Izekors and went to stay with a friend, who–concerned for the woman–felt she was being exploited and accompanied her to the Home Office.

Believe it or not, this is the genesis of the issue.

Highlandgee:
Why do our people behave like this?

Because they are used to it from Nigeria. How many Nigerians pay their relative who lives with them for childcare??

Highlandgee:

When she finally raised the issue of her documents with Precious Izekor, an argument ensued. A few days later, she left the Izekors and went to stay with a friend, who–concerned for the woman–felt she was being exploited and accompanied her to the Home Office.

Believe it or not, this is the genesis of the issue.

gbam!

"Natural habitat for flat head species - jails and brothels"

Charles Darwin, 1881

Crazy and cruel world indeed.

It's just a crazy world

Still holding his wife's hand Partners in crime.. Wickedness seems to be in the DNA of most Nigerians..

Na only dem deserve good life.


Ekweremadu 2.0.

idiots disgracing us everywhere.

No one would care to know what the said lady agreed to before she was flown out from Nigeria to North Ireland... All shades of grey...

Onlinedet:
No one would care to know what the said lady agreed to before she was flown out from Nigeria to North Ireland... All shades of grey...

The story detailed that info. Her original host/employer returned to Nigeria. It doesn’t matter what she agreed to, the things they did are illegal in that country.

1stGenAmerican:


The story detailed that info. Her original host/employer returned to Nigeria. It doesn’t matter what she agreed to, the things they did are illegal in that country.

"It doesn't matter what she agreed to". My point exactly. Considering that it was categorically stated that there was no form of abuse, and she willingly stayed back in North Ireland to work for them while they took care of her (clothing, food and housing) and sent some money to her family in Nigeria. I'm not saying that it was fair enough. It's just all shades of grey.

Another IGBO Billionaires who are making their Billions legitimately.

shortIGBOman:
Another IGBO Billionaires who ate making their Billions legitimately.

Osarobo Izekor is now Igbo? Get your brain checked if you have one.

shortIGBOman:
Another IGBO Billionaires who ate making their Billions legitimately.

Definitely a northern for not knowing what igbo names sound like. Sorry to disappoint you bur they aren't Igbos

shortIGBOman:
Another IGBO Billionaires who ate making their Billions legitimately.

Don't let hate ruin you. Izekor is not an Igbo name. It's an Edo name.

Also do well to correct your 'ate' in the sentence, it sounds stupid.

Vote Peter Obi!
Vote Labour Party!

SAY NO TO MUSLIM MUSLIM TICKET

PoliteActivist:


Because they are used to it from Nigeria. How many Nigerians pay their relative who lives with them for childcare??

It is not as simple as you think.

Is the relative an adult who can make their decision?

Was the relative procured exclusively for childcare or
happens to do childcare because they are being accommodated?

Is there an education funding for domestic service agreement?

Was it a voluntary arrangement?

If you treat this as black and white, many women will be in jail
for "using" their mothers or aunties as nanny without paying.

ivolt:

It is not as simple as you think.

Is the relative an adult who can make their decision?

Was the relative procured exclusively for childcare or
happens to do childcare because they are being accommodated?

Is there an education funding for domestic service agreement?

Was it a voluntary arrangement?

If you treat this as black and white, many women will be in jail
for "using" their mothers or aunties as nanny without paying.

It's a clash in cultures. I'm sure the Igbo apprenticeship system would be quite illegal in first world countries. Yet it is what consistently pulls Igbo kids from poor homes into wealthy oga status

Nigerians normal normal wicked

PoliteActivist:


It's a clash in cultures. I'm sure the Igbo apprenticeship system would be quite illegal in first world countries. Yet it is what consistently pulls Igbo kids from poor homes into wealthy oga status

It may be legal if there is a signed contract between the parties involved including the parents
that the apprentice are learning and not working.

ivolt:

It may be legal if there is a signed contract between the parties involved including the parents
that the apprentice are learning and not working.

Nope. Minors cannot work more than a limited number of hours plus they must be in school.
So it's simply IMPOSSIBLE