Sex Trafficking: Weeping Girls and The Stupid Game

Written by Ifeoma Samuel
Everyone has a story. The only difference is what, how and why we share it. This is a story about the game that would move you.

This game for money, about money and all for money. The goods on the table are the girls...

Sadly, most time the exchange is against consent from its victims.

After my recent visit to their home, I gained an understanding of the depth of this madness. I gleaned thoughts together and pulled up a seat to write the story of girls who are the wares on this disgraceful table of abominations. Their story uncovers secrets and the insatiable lust of men who desire underage girls for a sport and the greed of a set of people who are enriching themselves by satisfying these inhumane desires.

I am intrigued by the number of girls under the bondage of their slave masters, and who are forced to sell their bodies for s*x. The most painful thing is that many of them were taken from their parents with the promise of a good life and life-changing opportunities in the city. Unfortunately, these naïve parents and relatives committed their wards into the hands of wolves in sheep clothing. Ultimately, many of them are betrayed into modern day slavery at the price of their lives.

For what the Bible says about this read Exodus 21:16 and I Timothy 1:9-11. There is a place for repentance.

But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. – Ezekiel 18:21

Captured in purity, drugged, bullied, starved and threatened, emotionally and physically battered, violated man after man repeatedly. Their blood lines those treacherous walls of brothels. They are hurled off as animals waiting to be slaughtered by cowardly beasts. Sex trafficked victims are mostly teenage girls who are defenceless, weak, bullied, threatened and left without a voice.

I shed tear after tear listening to their gut wrenching experiences but my heart moved when I saw the rescue efforts made. The light of hope, eagerness to finally be able to pursue their dreams, sparkled through the eyes of the rescued girls; for me there a smile lined across my face at the ray of hope.

Today, I urge you to blow the whistle. Enough of this senseless crime on our streets, I say enough. Join me and say enough.

These girls need you and I to protect them from the atrocious acts that rob them of their future, their dignity and deprives them of their proper place in the society. No girl child should ever be subjected to these horrendous acts of s*x slavery. It is a far cry from what we stand for as a people in this great country Nigeria.

You tie your tongues and look the other way because it is not your kid who is being violated. Nevertheless, I tell you this, someone is paying for your silence. Your silence is destroying our future generation. If you know or suspect people engaged in these atrocities, please call the proper authorities and save lives.

Speaking of saving lives, I am impressed with what this family is doing to rehabilitate, equip and empower these girls. Some girls they have sent back to school to continue their education, others they have trained, mentored and sponsored through various vocational studies and have equipped to become their own persons.

Mr. and Mrs. Silver Oyaide of Sought After Women and Children Foundation have shown so much courage and bravery in taking on the daunting task, working in collaboration with other NGOs and government agencies to rescue these victims. The rehabilitation centre, Home of Sharon, is poised to meet the needs of these women, including spiritual, physical and emotional support, and life training amongst others.

Using this platform, I am also applauding the tireless efforts of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, in halting sex trafficking and human trafficking in Nigeria and ensuring the rehabilitation.

You too can get on board to help these girls. Right now, the organisation is in urgent need of a permanent property because it is on the verge of being evacuated from its present location. This home is a symbol of hope, second chance and house of refuge for many. For more enquiries as how you can support their cause, please visit theirWebsite.

By His Great Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel

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Live right because every act you engage in comes with consequences, now or in future; no escaping.

As written by Yetunde Arebi:
In our culture, once a man marries a woman and all is well, it is around her that he builds his empire and nurtures his desires and hopes for the future. The fruits of his labour are expended on his wife and the fruits of their loins, with the belief that they will be the joys of his old age.

No matter the challenges, this oftentimes should not erode her value or undermine her position in his home. For as long as she remains the chosen one, she is expected to be out of reach for other men...

Being a Mrs is no mean tag. The position of a wife also come with its demands and responsibilities and one of them, if not top on the list, is fidelity: the resolve to preserve one’s self and body. 

In fact, the Holy books affirm this position; the Bible admonishes women to submit to their husbands and the Qur’an counsels same. Even moral and societal values, and health considerations compel it upon the woman, that she stays faithful to one man - her husband.

Women found wanting in this regard, no matter how they try to pretend, usually fall from grace to grass. Most men find it difficult to forgive such women and the consequences are sometimes grievous.

But these days, things are changing with too many unfaithful wives in marriages. Sadly, it is now almost a daily occurrence to hear chilling confessions of various shades of infidelity from and about married women. Many of these stories leave one’s mouth gaping and mind confused. 

There is the tale of a woman with five children in Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria:

One thing led to another and she had to confess that only 2 of their 5 children belong to her husband. One for the husband’s friend and two for her other secret lover. The cat was let out of the bag when her secret lover insisted on taking custody of his two children. Refusing all pleas from the woman, he went straight to her husband and divulged the sordid details. The woman is now on the streets.

A similar scenario played out in Meiran area of Alagbado in the same Lagos: 

Olusho, the leader of a white garment church, in one single blow lost his wife and two children to one of his rich patrons. His wife on being caught red handed in her web of lies and infidelity, decided park out. Rather than plead to cover her misdeed and shame, she organised a vehicle and with the support of her lover, moved out same day despite the intervention of neighbours and elders around. The married lover has rented an apartment for her since he could not take her to his house.

Yet another Lagos businessman caught his adulterous wife with the help of DNA:

Without a sense of remorse, the wife confessed that her last pregnancy was for her boss at the office and she moved out of her matrimonial home, leaving the first three children with her husband.

Sadly, a few years after, the first of the other three children was also discovered not to belong to her husband as well. The teenage boy also turned out to be the biological child of the same man, her boss.

- Hmmm...there are a lot of stupid men out there who sleep with married women for fun. So, if you erroneously get married to a lady who is over money-conscious, just know that it's only a matter of time before she becomes s*x toy to such shameless men. Sad reality

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The aim of the sponsors of the proposed protests, he said, was to pollute public opinion against him, through forceful mobilisation of anti-Saraki protesters.

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Abraham, who hails from Aboh Mbaise area of Imo State, said he joined Muoka’s church in 2005 on his late mother’s advice after he returned from Japan.

He said his travail began when he decided to leave Muoka’s church, and he asked Muoka’s Lords Chosen Church congregation to vacate his (Abraham’s) No. 2 Lemon Street house at Phase II, Lagos.

It was this action, according to Abraham, that Muoka allegedly connived with one Ikedi Igbokwe, whom the pastor introduced to Abraham’s family as a house boy to give his property’s documents to Muoka while he was away in Japan in 2009.

Abraham said on his return to the country he had demanded for his property’s documents from Muoka.

He further alleged that Muoka, through Oti, denied knowledge and receipt of the documents but requested for N1m to search for them. Abraham claimed he refused to give any money but headed for the court where he swore to an affidavit for the lost documents to authenticate the ownership of his property.

Abraham also claimed that Mouka falsified and registered his (Abraham’s) Independence Layout, Enugu property with the Enugu State Ministry of Lands in favour of his church after the March 2011 tsunami, thinking he (Abraham) had died in the disaster.

“But when I came back from Japan and tried to survey and register the property, the fraud was discovered. Confident that the property belongs to me and in a bid to get those behind the fraud, I fenced the property and built a bungalow on it and nobody came out to lay claims to the land,” Abraham added.

He claimed that while in Lagos, the property was pulled down by some youths allegedly sent by Muoka.

Abraham said, “I invited the police, who arrested the suspects. They confessed they were sponsored by Muoka. The matter had since been taken to court.”

He noted that he had been under threats from Muoka and his agents since 2011. “Sometimes, they would call me for negotiation and then send attackers after me. My life is in danger,” he said.

Abraham’s counsel, Mr. Benjamin Nduka, accused the Lord’s Chosen Church of trying to avoid appearing in court as neither the church nor her counsel had appeared in court for the two cases.

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The Divisional Crime Officer at the Independent Layout Police Station Enugu, Mr. Igbochi Igbo, in a text message referred PUNCH to the DPO.

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He also claimed that Abraham was paid N1.7m for the plot at Enugu eight years ago when there was no form of property development around the area.

He said, “We fenced the two pieces of land in Lagos and Enugu, but to our greatest dismay, Uba (Abraham) went and demolished the fence at the Independence Layout. We reported the matter to the police and that is why the police are looking for him.”

Oti said Abraham was trying to drag the image of the church in the mud.

He said the church never mandated Abraham to sell his landed property to them, but that Abraham disposed the land when his business in Japan crumbled.

Oti said since the matter was in court he would not like to discuss it in depth.

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The agency warned that it would not hesitate to act decisively within its statutory mandate to ensure that the sponsors and perpetrators of “this action are apprehended and prosecuted for their crime.”

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The album earlier this month became available on rival sites such as Spotify and has been streamed so much that it appeared for the first time on the benchmark Billboard chart.

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Kanye West beat the previous record for the level of streaming behind a number one album which was Rihanna's. Rihanna held that title with streaming accounting for nearly a third of the sales of her Anti album.

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