A 27 year old victim of Human trafficking from Edo State, Betty (not real name), who is currently trapped in Dubai, has cried out for help following constant threats from her trafficker, (who cannot be named for security reasons) alleged to have trafficked her to Dubai for the purpose of sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
Betty who has gone into hiding from her trafficker, spoke in an exclusive interview with me, saying she can no longer continue to be sexually harassed by her trafficker and also be exploited by the same person. She claimed to have paid the sum of 10,000 dirham out of 20, 000 dirham agreed.
Her trouble however started when she complained of having excruciating pain in her womb due to high numbers of clients that patronised daily.
She narrated that despite her current health challenges, her trafficker insists that she must pay up or face severe circumstances.
She therefore called on the Nigerian Authorities, and relevant NGO and the chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission., Hon Abike Dabiri to come to her rescue, as she can no longer continue with prostitution.
In a weak voice occasioned by the pains of injury to her womb, she said, “I can’t continue with this work. But my trafficker insists that I must pay him the balance of 10,000 dirham or be ready to face dire consequences and I’m scared.
“Since I came to Dubai, he has been threatening and disturbing me. My womb can’t withstand the daily sex; the work has affected my womb am tired and need protection.
“Out of the 20, 000 dirham I have paid him 10, 000, which is equivalent to N2 million. As I speak I am pregnant due to burst condoms.
“Part of our agreement was for him to renew my international passport which has since expired, but he also refused to do that. So I am calling for help and protection,” the 27-year-old said.
The executive director, Initiative for Youth Awareness on Migration, Immigration, Development and Re-integration, Solomon Okoduwa, when contacted on the issue, frowned on the action of the trafficker and promised with relevant security agencies to rescue the victim from the den of the trafficker.
