Nigerian government agency
has been making moves to get freedom for the victims. Some of them were
captured in a documentary looking helpless with their situation.
It has been difficult for
approximately 20,000 Nigerian girls who are reportedly trapped in a
disheartening sex slave business in Mali, to find their way back to their
homeland because too many influential people are benefiting from their
misfortunes.
An investigation by Al
Jazeera News discovered this and also confirmed a "collusion between Malian
law enforcement and traffickers is hampering rescue efforts."
According to an anti-human
trafficking activist, Prosper Michael, in the clip posted via Al Jazeera's
Twitter on Thursday, the efforts made so far to stop the crime has been lacking
the desired impact because many are gaining from the problem.
"In a situation where
there are a lot of beneficiaries in a crime, it is very very difficult to
eradicate it.
"The people you think
you can call to come and rescue these girls are benefiting every week,"
says Michael while sharing the experience so far.
There are also reports of
intimidation of Nigerians who have attempted to deliver the women from captors
who promised them a means of living but never delivered on their vow.
Those who attempted a
rescue were reportedly forced to leave the vicinity where the girls are being
held. In the video, the victims are forced to occupy makeshift shelters from
where they are made to have sex with close to 10 men in a day.
Nigeria is struggling to rescue ~20,000 girls forced into prostitution in Mali - due to corruption. pic.twitter.com/vJ49n84Z49— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) 7 March 2019
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