A
returnee from Libya has given insights into the operations of trafficking
syndicates responsible for luring young Nigerians to Libya.
The
returnee, an indigene of Ondo State South - West Nigeria, who identified
herself as Bola Lawrence said she got to Libya in the early 2016 through a
friend who connected her to another agent.
However,
she disclosed that it appeared the trafficking agents use charms to lure young
girls and boys to Libya, saying just last week, 14 girls and six boys were
trafficked to Libya.
She
was one of the 157 immigrants that were repatriated from Libya on Wednesday in
continuation of the massive return of Nigerians who were stranded in Libya as
facilitated by the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and the
European Union (EU).
Narrating
her ordeal further, Ms. Lawrence noted that the trafficking business thrives in
Nigeria because of corruption, recalling that a suspected trafficker was
arrested in Libya and repatriated to Nigeria for prosecution but she was later
released and has returned to the business.
She
said, "Don't blame Nigerian people in Libya. They used Juju because when
they tell you, you won't get yourself and you just go with them. When I got
there, the situation changed and I requested to be returned. But they asked me
I was going to work for year and I would be free. When you get to Libya, you
won't have access to them again."
Ami
Folayo, another returnee from Ibadan, Oyo State said she regretted her decision
to go to Libya, disclosing that she was doing fine as a salary earner in
Nigeria.
She
stated that she initially paid N53,000 to the agents and later worked for one
year to pay the agent N600,000 to cover the travel expenses.
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