Syndicate,
which specialized in sending Nigerian girls to Dubai for prostitution, have finally
arrested by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of
Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
Investigation revealed that the syndicate is behind two videos which went
viral some weeks back on the social media. The videos showed two girls, stark
naked, promising a woman, rolling the tape that they would never run away with
her money. They had further taken an oath that calamitous events would befall
them if they fail to keep to their promise.
Mr. Josiah
Emerole, NAPTIP, Assistant Director, Head, Press and Public Relations, while
addressing journalists said that NAPTIP was already working with Nigeria
Intelligence Agency (NIA) and an international agency to arrest other fleeing
madams in Dubai.
He noted
that presently, five suspected madams had been arrested in Nigeria namely: Blessing
Gabriel 25, who is the prime suspect, Precious Ejiro Owoh, 29, Rose Gabriel,
25, Priscilla a.k.a Prisca Effiong Bassey, 33 and Terry Homuere Smooth.
Emerole said: “Early August 2015, the media,
especially the social media was awash with nude visuals of two of our citizens,
Ann and Chisom, filmed and uploaded by some of our unpatriotic citizens engaged
in trafficking of girls from Nigeria to Dubai, the United Arab Emirate for
sexual exploitation.
“The nude visuals which caused some uproar within many
circles in Nigeria and raised questions among our international partners showed
the two girls being forced to swear to an oath of allegiance separately while
nude.
They were made to claim that they came to Dubai on
their own volition to engage in prostitution and ready to obey their madams
without reporting to anybody. The women that filmed the video threatened to
upload the nude visuals if the girls did not act accordingly.
The blackmail
videos are part of the Dubai Syndicate’s control mechanism which also includes
oath taking, and confiscation of travel documents to ensure obedience and
submission.”
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