The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has facilitated the
return of a mother of four, Omowunmi Rhoda Aladeboyeje, allegedly trafficked to
Cairo, Egypt.
The 35-year-old was reportedly tricked to Egypt by her elder
brother, who informed her about a nursing job in the United States.
On receiving a distress call from her family, the commission
contacted the Nigerian Mission in Cairo which rescued the victim from her
captors.
Omowunmi, who left the country on March 17, 2020, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, around 2 a.m on Saturday.
She was profiled by immigration officials and handed over to
the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons in the
presence of a representative of her family, Mr Benjamin Akinbobola.
A statement by the NIDCOM spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun,
said the Ondo State indigene is presently on her way to Okitipupa, her
hometown.
The statement titled, ‘Trafficking: NIDCOM facilitates the
return of another trafficked girl home, as Dabiri-Erewa restates her appeals to
youth travelling out illegally,’ disclosed that the victim, an auxiliary nurse,
was sexually harassed, beaten, and imprisoned at home by her abusers.
It read, “She was trafficked on March 17, 2020, and claimed
to be sexually harassed on a regular basis, beaten frequently and home
imprisoned sometimes.
“Rhoda, a mother of four, was trafficked by her immediate
elder brother who claimed there was a nursing job opportunity in America.”
The statement said the NIDCOM Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa,
appealed to youths travelling out to be purposeful and beware of dangerous
people trafficking them out for selfish and personal gains.
“The NIDCOM boss said Omowunmi’s story is the same as that
of many victims lured abroad under the guise of securing them a job.”
“She insisted that the trafickers must be arrested, named,
shamed and punished for their dastardly act,” the statement added.
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