The United Kingdom’s Department
for International Development (DfID) is supporting the Not For Sale campaign
launched to curb trafficking of girls and women from Nigeria.
The campaign which started in
March is targeted at young women who are desperate to leave Nigeria. They were
warned to stay off the UK or risk ending up as modern slaves.
Some women shared their
experiences on how they were tempted to travel to Europe but eventually got
something doing in Nigeria.
With the UK’s backing, posters
are to be placed in schools, churches and marketplaces in an attempt to reduce
trafficking, sexual exploitation and forced labour.
In a report by the UK
Independent, DFID said the campaign focuses on “aspirational stories of women
who have established successful careers in Nigeria.”
The newspaper quoted Penny
Mordaunt, a member of UK parliament, to have described modern slavery as one of
the greatest human rights abuses.
“UK aid is working in partnership
with the National Crime Agency and Nigerian law enforcement to stop it at its
source,” she said.
“Together we are tackling the
root causes of dangerous migration to prevent vulnerable women and girls from
becoming targeted by traffickers.
“The benefits of this will be
far-reaching – preventing regional instability and helping us tackle modern
slavery here in the UK.”
Gift Jonathan, one of the victims
featured in the adverts, explained how she was raped and tortured when she
tried to move to Europe.
“Things were so hard that when my
friend told me about travelling to Germany, guy I moved! We only made it to
Libya. I was sold, raped and tortured. I saw many Nigerians die including my
friend Iniobong,” she had said.
The single mother of two has
returned to Nigeria and started her baking business which she said brings her
enough money to take care of her family.
Operating in about 12 countries since
2007, the Not For Sale has supported nearly 35,000 survivors and at-risk
individuals, providing them long-term care, housing, education, vocational
training, and healthcare.
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