The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared that no fewer than 231 Nigerian youths who were ‘trafficked’ to Ghana would land in Abuja today, Friday.

These victims are mostly men who were confined in 25 rooms in an estate in Ghana.

In a statement on Thursday by Magnus Eze, Media Aide to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs — Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during her visit to the Economic and Organised Crime Office in Accra; she lauded the agency for their commitment to duty.

According to her, some of the rescued victims were abused and had bruises on their body as they were forced to engage in cybercrimes and beaten when they could not remit illicit earnings.

“Count yourselves lucky, as next time, it may not be a benevolent country like Ghana. It may not be a circumstance within a location where we have excellent bilateral relations.

“There are countries that take cybercrimes very seriously, and by the time they lock you up, they will throw away the key. We are still trying to this day to ensure that Ethiopia signs our exchange or transfer of sentenced persons MoU so that we can bring those nationals who are trapped in their prisons back to Nigeria. So we don’t lose even more of them,” she encouraged the rescued victims.

The ambassador reminded them what would have happened if they were handed over to the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, stating that their families would have been bringing food to them in prison.

“So, when you get home, give the government the opportunity to equip you with skills.

“I am also using this opportunity to commend other Nigerians who are industrious, hardworking, and law-abiding in Ghana,” she said.

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