I intend going to France for prostitution - Libya returnee
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i wanted to go to france and i knew it was prostitution that i would do but i didnt mind as long as i can make my parents comfortable1 a 22-year-old libya returnee nameswitheld on wednesday told newsmen in lagos that she made the perilous journey to the north african country en route france to join a prostitution ring1 she spoke at the hajj camp of the murtala muhammed international airport in lagos1 the returnees including nine pregnant women were brought back aboard a buraq airline with registration number 5a-dmg1 the returnees comprised of 70 female adults 90 male adults three children and eight infants1 they returned through the assistance of the international organisation for migration iom1 narrating her ordeal she said that her parents were peasant farmers who were struggling to survive the hardship in nigeria1 she said when i heard about the possibility of making changes in the lives of my family i told my parents and they didnt object1 the returnee who hails from edo was among the 171 nigerians that voluntarily returned from libya on tuesday night1 according to her on getting to libya after many sufferings on the road from kano i was captured by some libyans and my trafficker had to pay money to secure my release1 the returnee narrated that she was again held by another group and had to call her parents to raise money in order to secure her freedom1 they sold everything they had to send the money to me but i was able to return to nigeria through the assistance of iom when we could no longer proceed to my destination1 i was made to swear that upon reaching france and start working i will pay my trafficker 12000 and the herbalist 1000 to settle all the expenses paid on me by my trafficker and the herbalist1 this was because i couldnt raise any money for the journey1 now i am back in nigeria without anything to show for it. my parents will be worst hit1 how can i help my parents to recover she said1 186 nigerians came back voluntarily on june 1 from the volatile north african country where they had been stranded en route to europe1