CNN has published a report of how Nima Elbagir, one of its senior international correspondents, went undercover in order to have a first-hand experience of how migrants risk their lives to get to Europe through the desert. The report titled, ‘Don’t struggle if you’re raped’, gives a chilling account of the activities of human traffickers in Edo state. Nima started the journey from Edo to Kano but pulled out before getting to the destination. The report showed that the plight of over 5,000 Nigerians repatriated from Libya after being sold into slavery, has not discouraged those interested in embarking on the risky journey. Below is the full report: In a lurid pink hotel room in Edo State, southern Nigeria, a trafficker is arranging to smuggle us across the continent to Libya and ultimately Europe. Fluorescent lights flicker intermittently inside the hotel, which doubles as a brothel and serv...
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