The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has facilitated the return of a mother of four, Omowunmi Rhoda Aladeboyeje, allegedly trafficked to Cairo, Egypt.
The 35-year-old was allegedly lured to Egypt by her elder brother, with the promise of 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.
A statement by the NiDCOM spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the Ondo State indigene was 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,’ said 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.
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“Rhoda, a mother of four, was trafficked by her immediate elder brother who claimed there was a nursing job opportunity in America.
“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.”
Omowunmi arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, around 4.54a.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.
