Trafficked Nigerians deported from Lebanon

Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned home. Nigeria's Foreign Minister said they have all been placed in quarantine as a precaution against coronavirus. The country's anti-trafficking agency will interview them about their ordeal after their isolation ends. A Nigerian domestic worker in Lebanon was recently rescued after being advertised for $1 000 on Facebook. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, tweeted his thanks to the Lebanese authorities for their financial and logistical support in making the evacuation possible. Julie Okah-Donli, the head of Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, said the victims would receive assistance with rebuilding their lives. An undercover BBC News investigation in Kuwait last year established that domestic workers were being illegally traded online.

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