A young Nigerian lady, Omolara Abiyeye, has narrated her ordeal in seeking greener pastures abroad. She revealed that she and others transported to Mali were to be taken to a shrine, their private hair shaved as they made a covenant.
In a video interview with BBC News Yoruba, she said that despite the spiritual things she forced to do, she still knows God is the alpha and omega of her life.
Many people pitied her.
The Nigerian lady said there was no way of escape. The lady said when she was introduced to a boutique work where she would be paid N80k monthly abroad, she told the person that she does not have money to foot her travelling expenses.
The person told her she does not need to bother about it as the cost can be paid off monthly when she starts working in a foreign country.
She was told that since borders were closed, they would have to reach Malaysia through Togo. The lady revealed that after she had spent several weeks transiting from one African country to another, she realized that were only deceiving them to get them to where they wanted.
The lady stated that she met other Nigerians on the way. It was while she was there she realized that she was being forced into prostitution.
She was told she was bought for N500,000 and should have to work and pay back N1.5m to gain her freedom. She spent two years then and had paid over N4m before help came to her.
See some of the reactions below:
Akinola M Olatunde said:.
“For those of you abusing her , seems you don’t know how persuasive this so call people that persuaded them is … I have seen someone who was taken to Omar by her sisters husband to suffer and go through trauma.”Muhammad Al-Mahroof said:
“We keep warning our young ladies about the evil of most the so called job agents.”Oluwatomiwa Oluwa said:
“Pls how can will get touch with her,pls.”
PrinceAmbassador S Oloyede said:
“Please everyone I also av someone in the Same situation now at mali she borrowed a phone to chat me nd started crying for help everyday pls anyone who can help us on dis.”
Meanwhile, The publication earlier reported that a young Nigerian lady, Aishat Ganiyu, has narrated her experience travelling to Mali.
In a video interview, she said she made the trip because she thought the value of money there will be bigger.
Aishat stated that it was when she got to Mali that the people who facilitated her trip revealed that she will be working as a prostitute.
