The experience of Ifekoya Adejoke is as harrowing as it is heart-breaking. Lured by a false promise of ‘greener pastures’ abroad, the young Nigerian ended up a merciless victim of human trafficking, chained to a bed in a dingy, dirty Libyan room and forced to sexually satisfy up to 30 men in a single night...
Adejoke, a Lagos indigene, explained
that an impoverished background led her to survive by hawking water as a young
girl before she becoming an apprentice hair stylist.
“When
I lost my dad, his family claimed my mum was responsible for his death,” the 21 year old
tearfully said, sharing her experiences at a popular church in Lagos.
“They left us with her and ever since
then, she has been the one catering for us.”
Aged 19, a middle-aged lady
walked into the shop where she was styling and approached her with an unusual
proposal. “She came to me and said there
was a country she was staying in and if she took me to that country, I would
make money and would be able to cater for my family.”
“My
happiness knew no bounds,” she recalled, her judgement veiled by the blind
promise of greener pastures. “I said,
‘Finally, an angel has come’. Unknown to me, she was a devil in human’s
clothing.”
Just one week later, without
even informing her mum or siblings, Ifekoya was in a vehicle with the mysterious
lady en route to Libya. “She said when we
got there, we would board a flight to Spain where I would start work as a stylist”.
The long journey by road through
the infamous Sahara Desert was nothing short of hellish. “We were seeing dead bodies strewn on the ground,” she reminisced,
shuddering at the grisly recollection.
“Even
the vehicle that was following us directly passed on top of a buried bomb; the
vehicle just exploded and everybody there died.” Ifekoya witnessed scenes far
too horrific to repeat as masked men attacked a vehicle close to hers, beating
the occupants to a stupor and raping the women inside.
Finally making it to Libya’s
capital city of Tripoli, Adejoke was taken by the woman to a duplex. The first
glimpse of her new home was a shock to behold. “I met five Nigerian girls there who were half-naked,” she stated. Smiling
wryly at her bewildered confusion, the woman said she would ‘explain everything
tomorrow’.
“The
following morning, when I woke up, she brought some underwear for me and said
these were the clothes I must use to work,” the young Nigerian narrated
to the sober crowd.
As realisation dawned to
what she had unknowingly entangled herself in, Ifekoya bluntly refused. “That afternoon, people said they wanted to
meet me because I was new but I protested,” she continued.
“So,
the woman went outside and brought a cane. They really beat me up until I was
very weak. She then took me to one of the rooms and tied me down there. She
tied my hands to the back of my head and tied my legs separately so that they
were open. That very day, 30 men used me in the room where I was chained.”
Shackled as a sex slave
alone in the dark, dirty room save for the ravenous men who forced themselves
on her, Ifekoya’s willpower slowly began wilting.
“After
two weeks, the other girls came to me and said that if I didn’t accept to do
this, she would tie me down for two years. When I knew the whole thing was like
that, I just accepted.”
Informed that she would have
to repay a total of $9,000 to the devilish lady to ‘cover the costs’ of her
travel to Libya, the young Nigerian prostituted for almost one year before
finally ‘earning’ enough to ‘buy’ her freedom.
However, as hope finally
beckoned that she could leave such hellish lifestyle, fate struck another
venomous blow. “Immediately I planned to
leave the place, I started falling sick – seriously sick.”
Nearly one year of sleeping
with multiple men on a nightly basis had taken its toll on her young body. “To my greatest surprise, my womb fell. I
had to be taken to the hospital where they operated on me to remove it.”
Feeble and practically
penniless, Ifekoya now faced the ominous challenge of making enough money for
the journey back to Nigeria. Her options were limited. “At the end of the day, I had no choice. I still had to resort to the
same thing to come back to Nigeria,” she admitted.
Eventually ending up in
another brothel, she began saving up for the return leg of her nightmare
journey. After encountering a fellow Nigerian prostitute who had a similar
story as a victim of deception and exploitation, the duo struck a strong
friendship and resolved to make the journey together.
At this point, they made
what turned out to be a life-changing discovery. “It was when we were in one of our friend’s houses that we were
introduced to Emmanuel TV,” she explained. “We started watching and praying along with it.”
Almost 2 years after her intrepid trip across the Sahara Desert, Ifekoya and her friend embarked
on the journey back to Nigeria. Inspired by the clips they had seen on Emmanuel
TV, the television station of controversial Nigerian pastor T.B. Joshua, they
decided to make The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) their first port
of call.
After receiving prayer for
‘deliverance’ from the ‘spirit of prostitution’ and hearing of their sordid stories, Joshua decided to give the
ex-prostitutes N200,000 ($1,200) each to restart their lives.
“God
has kept me alive to pass this message across to the youth,” the young
Nigerian emotionally concluded, admonishing her age-mates not to fall prey to
the same tactics used to lure her into slavery.
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ReplyDeleteI keep saying this, slavery has not being completely abolished. 30men in one day? Lord have mercy!
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ReplyDelete...Nice script, poor delivery...
ReplyDeleteLesson for all!! Ladies should always be careful. Don't allow the quest for money to destroy your life.
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Okay, Immediately I saw Emmanuel TV, I stopped reading, didn't knw why...well as for d lady...u were leaving Lagos with someone u just meant for a country u didn't knw. And u didn't tell Ur mother. Okay... U the architect of Ur misfurtune my dear frnd..
ReplyDeleteI still wonder how people are still being deceived this days about greener pasture abroad. ThankGod for her deliverance tho #onelovefromSnow#
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ReplyDeleteReally touching
Awaiting the day one of those fool will approach me, they will so get it hot
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ReplyDeleteHmmm! What a touching story.... God save us from people planning evil against us pretending as if they are helpers.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe stuffs that comes from TB Joshua...
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ReplyDeleteIt was only towards the end of this article that I only realised it was a TB Joshua thing. Linda please, stop this TB Joshua hype and save more people from being killed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pathetic story,I pray God restore back to u evrything u've lost in ur body nd soul
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ReplyDelete@Linda today happened to be d last Monday.no give always today?
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ReplyDeletetoday happen to b d last Monday no give away today.
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ReplyDeleteThat won't rule out d fact DAT T.B JOSHUA'S BUILDING KILLED HUNDREDS OF PPLE.
ReplyDeleteThere is not greener pasture than Nigeria, the lawlessnes makes it even greener because there isn't any compulsion to follow any rules. While outside you gotta to do inhumane things to survive n often times losing yourself in the process. A sad story this indeed.
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ReplyDeleteI swear I haven't finish reading but the Moment I saw d writer's Name (Njoku), I knw he's writing for T.B Killer, Linda! stop calling him freelance writer, He is been sponsor by Tuberculosis Joshua....no mata wat you wrote, you can't change the fact that your oga is d Main reason why about 67 South Africans lost their lives.
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Spirit of prostitution ni kan ni... she needs empowerment and though the 200k is commendable might not be enough. Wish some of these NGOs that work on this can assist by setting up a business for her... I salute her for having the courage to tell her story o!
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ReplyDeleteHmmmmm I really feel sorry for her especially on the removal of her womb. But, the truth is this has been the say way others have said/confessed they were lured how come they never learn even till today people are still being lured on this same ground of a better future abroad. Its high time everyone knows and educate the younger generation that money do not grow on trees anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI feel for her but not all that glitter is gold. Our youth should understand that no shortcut to success.
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ReplyDeleteEyah fenk God for her life.........linda is lyk dah gurl dah was beaten by a maid is dead...make research#iamswish#
ReplyDeleteIt is well with you Dearest ladies. Next time do not easily trust strangers, even those that you know when they promise you bed of roses out of nowhere...
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I can't imagine what women go tru in life, how can a sane man have sex with a woman in chains, can't comprehend dis.
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Thank God for he life
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ReplyDeletethis is a very sad story..what people can do for money.but thank God is went through alive thats what matters
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ReplyDeleteWhat a joke. If they really want us to believe them they should go to the psychiatric hospitals and intensive care units and heal people. Not all these scripted display of shame.
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ReplyDeleteHeart breaking story
ReplyDeleteA lot of ppl especially female were deceived thru these means.
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ReplyDeleteFather lord, in your mercy and compassion grant these sisters of ours ur undying love, and may your happiness never be far from them as they find solace in YOU through their determination to find u.
ReplyDeleteReli bad experience! Gurls in search of money dey didn't wrk 4 hope u listening...
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ReplyDeletei really appreciate God 4 their lives and 4 bringing them back home safe.
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ReplyDeletevery touching! what a wicked world we live in, God help us
ReplyDeleteWhy do I feel that this is just a PR stunt? I'm not saying she's lying, I jux think the timing of this story is supicious considering wat T.B joshua and his church....
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ReplyDeletePathetic...Thank God for her life though
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I hope this will teach so many girls out there a lesson
ReplyDeleteWas feeling so sorry for the girl until I read emmanuel tv..false story..that lady is obviously not 21years, her tommy looks like what has carried a child full term
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ReplyDeletechai..... I was already feeling for her not until she mentioned t.b Joshua Mtcheeeew....anyway such is life....some people are just wicked and mean.....and I pray God restores ur womb....
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ReplyDeleteGirls stop following strangers go home/house,if the woman want to use her for ritual it would have been very easy for her,pls be contented like your mothers!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I'm commenting on this blog this video got me crying and it made me remember how many times people have approached me for same offer abroad and I bluntly refused and I virtually tell my mum everything so each time I tell her she will say don't mind them things will turn around for you here in Nigeria so I stayed back I want to join her to thank God for her life and for your womb don't worry all things are possible We serve a living God and there's nothing he cannot do just continue serving him in tRuth and in spirit You are blessed in all ramifications my dear that's why you survived all the struggles God will surely see you through
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Pray that you will be delivered from wicked and unreasonable men in Jesus name
ReplyDeleteOMG..............She lost her womb,aaaah, can't seem to get that off my head#crying
ReplyDeleteThis is wickedness in the highest order, some pple are devil in disguise.
ReplyDeleteMay God have mercy on us!
ReplyDeleteThis so sad. GOD will make a way for her.
ReplyDeleteJEZ, people are wicked. This is a pure life of wickedness. Nothing could be more traumatizing like emotional torture. Thank God for their lives today.
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo sad. May God help the Youths of Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad but thank God u are alive to say this I hope others wil learn from this.
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ReplyDeleteLinda you should knw this is TB joshua at work to reclaim his stained name....or have u been hypnotized by their antics too?.....no collect any bribe oh.....ur blog go just fall n end.....Emmanuel TV in Libya...Thats very laughable.
ReplyDeleteI shed tears while reading this. Thank God for their deliverance.
ReplyDeleteMore than anything, i am thankful that the lady's story has turned around. However, can we please stop this blatant disregard for the truth. Joshua should go and answer the coroner and stop these tasteless PR plots to save face. if he is truly innocent, i guess the god of Emmanuel will vindicate him. Rubbish
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