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."
It gathered that a 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.
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.
