THE Initiative for Youth Awareness on Migration, Immigration, Development and Re-integration, IYAMIDR, yesterday, raised alarm that over 300 Nigerian girls are languishing in different prisons in Libya.

It called on the Federal Government to exploit the bilateral pact with the Libyan Government to secure their release.

President of IYAMIDR, Solomon Okoduwa, who briefed newsmen in Benin City, Edo State on the hardship faced by Nigerians in Libya since the war in that country, thanked the Founder of All Nation for Christ Synagogue, Pastor T.B Joshua for assisting hundreds of returnees with cash as rehabilitation packages, noting the need for the Federal Government to intervene.

Okoduwa, who fled Libya during the 2011 uprising, said that the Nigerian girls in Libyan prisons were being asked to pay between $400 and $600 through agents believed to be working for the Libyan authorities before they can secure their release.

He urged the Federal Government to review her foreign policy with a view to ensuring adequate protection of Nigerian Citizens in the Diaspora.

According to him, “government should as a matter of urgency expedite action by coming to the aide of her citizen, who are willing to return to the country. Apart from the girls, who are being raped every day, we have 700 other Nigerians held by the Libyan maximum prison in the City of Tripoli while others are in Sabha, and Gharian prison situated about 50kilometers from the City of Tripoli.”

He noted that in order to discourage Nigerian youths from traveling illegally to foreign countries, Okoduwa said the group had acquired 17.666 hectares of Oil Palm land located in Ugbogui community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State and appealed to government to assist in ensuring that the youths were equipped with the needed agricultural tools.

Kanwulia: Edo state again?
Who say 'ashawo' nor be work?

Kanwulia: Edo state again?
Who say 'ashawo' nor be work?
Definitely from OREDO OR OVIA local government areas!
Nice to have some LAND in OVIA. . . for 'agricultural purposes'!
TUBERCULOSIS "TB" JOSHUA with rehabilitation packages too?

Satan is really powerful!

Miles_Lamar: That explains why gals scarce 4 my area

Stella_Bella: As a Bini woman, I am deeply hurt and horrified when I hear stories about my people.

Most of these young ladies ( as young as 13) where pushed in by thier own mothers, aunties and close relatives.
Even some married women are shipped out by thier husbands.

Total shame!

What happened to my beloved culturally preserved Bini girl?
What happened to honest work and honest pay?
What happened to getting education?
What happened to getting married?
What happened to rearing children?


Bini women have lost their ways because of dollars.
We have lost our ways to GREED.

Über-Pissed:
I have worked in Benin back in the early 2000's and there are no victims involved and there is no such thing as innocent trafficking victims.

These girls want to do ashewo work in Italy and Spain even before they finish high school. Their parents want them to and will even sell, their properties ti have these girls turn tricks in truck stops with Turkish drivers. I was in the bank one day and one particular lady in her 50's was singing in her local dialect and happily waving dollars she just collected from the western union desk. She was saying in pidgin that we should all see what her daughter sent her from obodo oyinbo.
From that day I vow never to have any thing to do with Bini women.

Stella_Bella: As a Bini woman, I am deeply hurt and horrified when I hear stories about my people.

Most of these young ladies ( as young as 13) where pushed in by thier own mothers, aunties and close relatives.
Even some married women are shipped out by thier husbands.

Total shame!

What happened to my beloved culturally preserved Bini girl?
What happened to honest work and honest pay?
What happened to getting education?
What happened to getting married?
What happened to rearing children?


Bini women have lost their ways because of dollars.
We have lost our ways to GREED.

politicalpastor:

MY DEAR. WHY MUST U REFER TO T B JOSHUA LIKE THAT. STOP THAT NONSENSE.
IDIOT.