Thousand's of Nigerian Women a trafficked to Italy every year on a promise for a better life only to find themselves trapped in sex trade, a life full of violence, fear, and danger. Below is a story by a former victim of sex trade (Princess); in a small town called Turin in Italy. The Guardian reveals how Princess, a 42-year-old mother of four from Nigeria’s southern Akwa Ibom state, has spent the last 17 years working for Progetto Integrazione Accoglienza Migranti (PIAM), a migrant rights and anti-trafficking organisation in the city, got lured to Italy in 1999 and how she survived the torture.
“We saw people come back from Europe rich and they would tell us that we could also have this life,” she says. “In Nigeria there was nothing. I wanted more for my children. This woman said I could pay back the cost of my travel when I started earning. I believed her.” Read More: The Guardian
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