From Nigeria to Italy: Women trafficked into sex work recount their stories "I had no way out, I needed to pay him... I resembled a detainee"

A Nigerian lady , Victoria, who was told she was going to Italy to study and work afterwards tells her story of how was forced into prostitution and how she sufferered in the hands of her traffickers

''They promised me an education. They promised me if I came with them I could go to school and get a good job" 18-year-old Victoria tells ITV her story from a small cafe house in Turin, a shelter for rescued Nigerian prostitutes.

The promise was the slick patter of a modern slave master, who saw Victoria in her native Lagos back in Nigeria, and realised she was rich pickings. Her trafficker, whom she trusted, said he could get her to Italy.

With little to live for in Nigeria, Victoria found the money to pay and with her head full of teenage dreams of a better life, she went for it. She is one of thousands of Nigerian women who take the gamble every year - the numbers have shot up in the past two years as the traffickers hide their victims in the endless flow of migrants heading to Europe.

Victoria's 2,500 mile journey became an epic of exploitation and abuse. By the time they'd got her to Libya, Victoria had been beaten and forced into prostitution: making money for her trafficker to pay off her now endless debt to him. Her eyes widen as she tells ITV presenter she had no choice. Her dismay is heartbreaking.

"I had no choice, I had no choice! I had to pay him... I was like a prisoner", she said.

But thankfully the shelter we're chatting in is a place of safety. Just a few weeks ago she arrived in Italy by boat via the now well worn route of thousands of Nigerian women. Before the traffickers awaiting her in Italy could pluck her from the crowd, she was spotted by a charity run by Princess Inyang Okokon, who was herself trafficked from Italy to Nigeria, via London, nearly 20 years ago.

Her husband Alberto is happy to admit he was once one of her paying clients.

But when he met Princess, his eyes were opened to the phenomenon of modern slavery: she was trapped in a life of prostitution in Italy, her documents kept by her female trafficker - and with massive debts to pay. He helped her get out. For Princess, Victoria's story is her story.

Comments

"From unremarkable evaluations to utilizing individuals with Master degrees' - Floyd Mayweather offers his declaration

Resigned super rich boxer, Floyd Mayweather, took to online networking to share his declaration on how he changed his life, despite the fact that he dropped out of school. He composed: "It's funny...when I was in secondary school, my evaluations were constantly unremarkable. My emphasis wasn't on getting the most elevated GPA in class. I was centered around getting my mom off of medications and my dad out of jail. This is my declaration! I wouldn't be appraised one of the top, most persuasive performers on the planet in the event that I never let you know the street I needed to make a trip for me to get to where I am. Presently, I glance around and the greater part of my representatives have Masters degrees and 4.0 GPA's. It's one thing to be book keen at the same time, it's something else to have the insight and knowledge to encircle yourself with a group of savvy and driven individuals to support your

The Rainbow Funky Collection by Trish O. Couture 2016. Ready-to Wear Collection

The Rainbow Funky Collection by Trish O. Couture 2016. Ready-to Wear Collection The pieces from the collection range from dramatic capes to beautiful floral print dresses filled with elegance and luxury for a modern African woman, with inspiration gotten from my love for chromatic hence the birth of the rainbow Funky collection. The collection goes crazy with chromatic prints in eye popping colours,light & nifty silhouettes that would make the 0'16 Summer fashion a saunter. Our collection is modern and yet stylish in an unconventional or striking way.Real crystal stones, pure guipure lace, french lace, Ankara Embroidered Stone Fabrics was used to design this timeless pieces, the funky collection is designed in two(2) different way of putting it on, EVERYDAY WEAR which is simple and classic and the COCKTAIL AND EVENTS which is glamorous for all party type. Well detailed and wearable for every woman, this collection is a very playful one and can...

Recently marry lady of the hour who permitted men to grab her bosom for cash captured and accused of profanity

The recently marry lady of the hour who was found in a viral video permitting men to grab her bosoms on her big day so she could a wedding trip has been captured and accused of foulness.

jar-dora

Search This Blog