Nigeria: U.S. Envoy - 24.9 Million Persons Trapped in Modern-Day Slavery

30 July 2018

Abuja — The United States Acting Deputy Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Aruna Amirthanayagam, on Monday in Abuja disclosed that an estimated 24.9 million persons are trapped in modern-day slavery.

Amirthanayagam, who noted that the illicit art of trading in humans is a very old business, remarked that with the dimension slavery had assumed in modern times, people "can no longer sit at the side-lines and allow men and women, children and young adults to be exploited in your communities and nation".

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