A group of Nigerian women recently rescued from human trafficking rings in Côte d’Ivoire have recounted how deceptive employment promises lured them into forced commercial sex work and debt bondage.
The survivors—identified as Monica (17), Juliet (18), Rejoice (25), Joy (22), and Monica Tamah (38)—were rescued during a coordinated joint operation involving the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), local Ivorian authorities, and the Global Anti-Human Trafficking Organisation (GAHTO).
Narrating their experiences, the victims explained how recruiters promised legitimate employment opportunities in Abuja and surrounding regions before secretly transporting them across borders into captivity.
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Upon arrival in Côte d’Ivoire, their mobile devices were monitored, and they were informed that they owed exorbitant transportation debts that had to be cleared through forced prostitution.
Anti-trafficking organization GAHTO urged prospective migrants to carefully verify overseas employment offers through verified government channels to avoid falling victim to fraudulent recruitment cartels.
"When we got there, we discovered there were no jobs. Instead, we were told we had been brought for prostitution and had to repay transportation debts through sex work."
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