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5 days ago
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21-yr-old woman lured to Côte d’Ivoire with supermarket job, escapes prostitution ring
Police detectives in Ondo State have arrested two suspected human traffickers for trafficking 21-year-old Akinwunmi Faith to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, where she was forced into sexual exploitation.
The suspects, Akinlaja Blessings and Johnson Ahomari, are in custody and assisting with investigations. A third suspect, identified as Grace, remained at large.
Faith, it was learned, was deceitfully trafficked out of Nigeria under the pretense of securing legitimate employment as a salesgirl in a supermarket in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
A police source said: “The victim was subjected to inhumane treatment and coerced into engaging in sexual activities.
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“She revealed that substances were administered to her and other victims by their handlers, believed to be aimed at controlling and exploiting them.
“The victim managed to escape from the brothel, navigating through the bush to a nearby town, where she contacted her family.”
Police spokesperson DSP Abayomi Jimoh confirmed the arrest and rescue of the victim.
Abayomi said Faith’s mother, Mrs. Akinwunmi Olubunmi of Laju Street, Okitipupa, reported the case at the Okitipupa Police Division.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/04/21-yr-old-woman-lured-to-cote-divoire-with-supermarket-job-escapes-prostitution-ring/
