Nidcom received 13 girls traded in Nigeria from Ghana, Mali

The Nigerian Commission in Diaspora (Nidcom) has received another set of 13 Nigerian girls who are traded to Ghana and Mali for prostitution.

Director of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit in Nidcom, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, revealed this in a statement posted on page X of the Commission on Monday.

He said the victims who compromised 12 daughters and a five-year-old boy, received by Nidcom’s chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

Balogun said the girls claimed that they were cheated and forced to become prostitutes by some people who promised to help each of them get jobs in Ghana and Mali.

He added that the victims also told how they were sexually harassed, physically attacked and emotionally traumatized by their traders both in Ghana and Mali.

The statement reads:

“Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chair/CEO, Nigeria at the Diaspora Commission (Nidcom), received another set of 12 girls who were traded and a five-year-old boy who was saved from Ghana and Mali came from the state of Adamawa.

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“Receiving the latest refugees from Ghana on behalf of Hon. Dabiri-Erewa, Head of the Lagos Liason Office, Mr. Dipo Odebowale said that the girls claimed that they were cheated and forced to become prostitution with a guise of helping them to get a job in Ghana.

“A similar reason was stated by those who were saved from Mali to Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the head of the media and public relations of the commission that received it on behalf of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Lagos.

“The victims also told how they were sexually harassed, physically attacked and emotionally traumatized by their traders both in Ghana and Mali.

“Dabiri-Erewa convinced the girls that Nidcom will continue to provide logistics and ensure that they are reunited with their families and also work with the Governor of their respective states to rehabilitate the girls.

“He also called for a strong action against smuggling of humans and agents through naming and embarrassing them after the prosecution needed to reduce modern slavery.

“The girls were then taken to Naptip by Nidcom for the required profile and documentation.”

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