A major operation carried out by the Spanish police in association with
the Office of Criminal Investigation in Germany and Europol has led to
rescue of 21 Nigerian prostitutes and the arrest of 24 suspects, including members of 'Supreme Eiye Confraternity cult, in the exclusive districts of Ibiza, Spain.
The
prostitutes, some
as young as 16 were lured to the Spanish mainland with fake promises of
jobs and then forced to work 14 hours a day. The were beaten with
brooms and sticks if they didn't bring in €1,000.
"The
network captured very young victims among the lower classes of the
major Nigerian cities, deceiving them with false job offers in Spain,"
"Once
in our country, they were forced into prostitution in marathon days,
being beaten if they did not earn the money demanded by the gang," said a
police spokesman.
Investigators
said Ibiza was chosen for the summer because of the high influx of
tourists, with the gang totalling controlling the streets of the
exclusive areas. They were kept in one apartment and only allowed out occasionally to buy food or to keep an appointment with a client.
"If
they didn't earn 1,000 euros a day, they would be forced to kneel for
hours and beaten with sticks and brooms,' said the spokesman.
Police
found that 17 women were forced to share one apartment of just 30
square metres, with three to four girls sleeping in one single bed. The
vulnerable women were given employment offers 'too good to refuse' in
view of their poor circumstances but once captured, were unable to
escape.They were subjected to voodoo rituals and sworn to loyalty contracts under the threat of family members being killed.
The
women were smuggled into Europe on boats and planes and were only told
their job offer was false when they arrived in Spain.
They were then told they would have to pay up to 50,000 pounds to be freed and could do so through prostitution.
Those arrested included two women said to be the ringleaders who had 'years of experience' in recruiting vulnerable girls. Police said they took elaborate steps to avoid detection, often moving the women from house to house.
One
of the gang was arrested in Germany where he had tried to hide and five
others were found to be members of the 1960s cult called 'Supreme Eiye
Confraternity'.
The money earned from prostitution was sent to Nigeria via Madrid where a bar was used as the front. Seven properties were raided in Spain and Germany and 20 bank accounts blocked.
23 comments:
Thank God for their lives
With all the recent exposure , people still fall for this fake promises. And how can they raise €1000 daily? That's like 10 men? Chai. Their vjayjay go don.....😒😒😒😒
Na waoh, Thank God for their lives...
Nawa o I tire for people
It quite unfortunate, i wont entirely blame them as things no gel for we country.
Nawa ooo
Na wao...they re tins happening in dis small world o.
Signed
LibBadBoy
linda morning pls how do people send you stories to publish i have a story to tell pls read this and reply
Seems this is another big and popular scam out there, we keep reading such stories every now and then for years now. I wonder what kind of of job a teenager hope to get in Europe that make them fall victims of such scam. Learn my generation and build yourself first
wicked world
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
Very bad
linda pls we have been working at the lagos state judiciary for over two months now and we have not been paid anything since we started working except the normal allowee we come to work everyday from 8-5 except on our cds days and its hard for some of us because of the recession in the country because the 19,800 is not even up to a months transport and feeding fare and we are expected to come to work pls help us here pls help in publishing this so it can reach the right authorities thank you
They should thank the Police
Eyahhhh thank God dey have been rescue,there's still hope for them
Dnt mind them.. Vhiz girls are fully aware of what they going to Europe to do... Am not buying this story of job promising any more.... They knew they are going there for prostitution...
........... Liber maniac........
Wicked world
Eeeeeeeeeyah! Linda take note!
Nawa o.
Nawao! I think many of them know what they are going there to do. Imagine 17 women in one apartment, young people and the desperation to get rich by all means.
. ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
these girls are a product of "I'm following my aunty or friend to go and hustle abroad" without really wanting to know what those people are into....
God help us!
Nigerian ladies please dont be fooled or deceived by those who want to assist you in the name of travelling abroad. There is dignity in labour. There are lot of opportunities herein Nigeria
NA WAH!
So you know the price...I guess thats your price too
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