A
Nigerian girl decided to go to Russia to earn money for her education but was tricked into
prostitution by a local gang. Blessing, 24, is another girl who spent two years
in Russian city of Voronezh cooking, babysitting and serving clients for money.
Last week, Naij.com published another story of a Nigerian girl who went to Russia to study Economics at a local university
but also had to become a prostitute. “‘Who told you that there
is a good job for you in Russia? Prostitution is the only job you can do
here,’ it was the first thing I was told
by my future female pimp when I arrived in Russia,” Blessing said.
According
to Blessing, she studied Fashion Design in Nigeria, however, she didn’t have money to continue her
studies. When one of her friends brought the suggestion of going to Russia to
earn some money, Blessing agreed. “My Nigerian friend disappeared when we
arrived in Russia. Later, I found out that she died. My pimp said I had to work
as a prostitute to return $45,000 that they allegedly spent on my air tickets
and other stuff. “When I said “No”, they started to beat me up. Two years have
passed but I still have visible scars. “If I only knew earlier that there were
people who can help me, I would have returned in Nigeria long ago. I didn’t
know there was a way out. My parents and brothers know what happened to me.
They are waiting for my return,” Blessing said.
When
girls refuse to serve clients, the pimp beats them up till they obey the orders. If they still
refuse to obey, the pimp kicks them out without passports and money to live. As
girls are far away from their homes and families without any support, they
usually give up all attempts to run away. “I was told that if I refused to work
as other girls, they would have killed me. But I replied that only God can kill
me,” Blessing concluded.
According to a
Russian photographer, Tatiana Egorova, who met Blessing and other rescued girls
several days before their departure to Nigeria,
Blessing is already at home with her family. Though the photographer
doesn’t know how the 24-year-old girl is coping with her life now.
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