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1,126 women deported from Europe, Asia

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    A total of 1,126 Nigerian women who were victims of traffickers were deported from Europe and Asia between March and April, ‘The Guardian’ reported on Thursday, quoting Titi Abubakar, head of the Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation in Nigeria.

    Abubabakar, wife of the country’s vice president, also said on average 69 women were deported to Nigeria every month. The figure, she said, excluded the dead, the maimed and others who sneaked into their host countries through clandestine routes.

    She said many of the victims were used for commercial sex, begging, rituals or were engaged in menial jobs and forced marriages.

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