Nigerian
Ambassador to Russia, Amb.
Asam Asam, has has
expressed worries over the inceasant influx of Nigerian girls to Russia for
prostitution lately.
He lamented that no fewer
than 200 Nigerian girls are trafficked to Russia monthly. Disclosing this in an in an interview in Berlin, Asam
revealed;
“The
major consular challenge we face in Moscow is the influx of trafficked persons
from Nigeria, not less than 200 girls are trafficked every month, and we have
so many of them exposed to danger.
“Some
are thrown out of the window and treated harshly, there must be a way of
stopping these racketeering , these girls are not tourists, students or
government officials yet they are given visas from the Russian embassy in
Abuja”,
“So
far we have deported over 240 girls since 2012, you will be shocked, at the
extend of resistance from the girls, we tell them Russia is not a destination
for prostitutes yet they still come” Asam said.
According
to him, the mission tries to curb the menace by arranging deportation exercise
for those caught, but the challenges are enormous.
The
envoy said such intervention would be more effective at the point of entry “the
strategy is to stop them from Nigeria, and fish out those involved in the
trade.
“For
instance a well known Russian human trafficker who has been in the trade for
about 20 years was caught in Nigeria,’’
“The
National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons ( NAPTIP) was on the
verge of releasing her before I filed a protest from Moscow to the Comptroller
General of Immigration,” Asama stressed.
He
said even the parents of those trafficked encourage their children
“I
spoke to the mother of one of the girls and she said her daughter should remain
in Moscow and try to survive the ordeal, this is very sad indeed coming from
one’s parent.’’
He
tasked the media on sensitising the public on the dangers of trafficking in
Russia,“this East European nation has become a new destination for them, and
believe me it is a very big crime here.’’
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