A young Nigerian woman describes her harrowing experience being tricked into sexual exploitation in Ivory Coast after being promised a legitimate job.
I was forced to have sex or I would not eat. Then I found a way to escape my traffickersI was 19 when I was tricked into travelling to Ivory Coast and sexually exploited, but now the police are helping me return to Nigeria
My friend was afraid so she said no, but he was a sweet talker and swore in the name of God that it was a legitimate job. My twin sister was keen to come, but I told her to let me go first. When I asked what the money was for, she did not respond. I started feeling bad. After a few days, she came to me with a small notebook that she wanted to do accounting in, so I should give proceeds of my work to her. When I said I had not done any work, she beat me. She beat me with everything she could find.
My rates were 2,000 CFA for a short time or 10,000 CFA for overnight. But there weren’t enough customers because it wasn’t cocoa harvest season . From my earnings, I paid 4,000 CFA every two days as rent for the room I was staying in.
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