I was sold to Mali for N1.5Million, They lièd to me that I would work as a Pharmacìst- Adeola
Adeola, daughter of veteran Nollywood actress Jumoke George, has returned to Nigeria after enduring four tràumatic years in Mali, where she was traffickèd and f0rced into lab0r.
In a video shared on Biola Adebayo’s Y0uTube channel, Adeola revealed how a trusted family friend lùred her with the promise of a well-paying pharmacy job abroad. She was told that a woman in Mali was seeking someone with basic knowledge of mèdicine for employment.
Hoping to build a better life, Adeola accepted the offer without informing her family, fèaring they would disapprove. She traveled for five days to reach Mali, where her nìghtmare began.
Upon arrival, she contacted the supposed employer, only to learn that she had been sold for ₦1.5 million. The woman bluntly told her she now “belonged” to her buyer and would have to work off the dèbt before being allowed to leave.
“I was sh0cked and scàred. It felt like a tràp I couldn’t escape,” Adeola recounted.
Her story sheds light on the dàngers of human tràfficking and how vulnerable individuals are often deceived by people they trust.
After years of hàrdship and f0rced labor, Adeola finally made her way back home. Her mother, Jumoke George, has yet to make a public statement, but the em0tional toll on the family is evident.
Adeola’s experience serves as a stark wàrning to young Nigerians about the dàngers of irregular migrati0n and trusting unverified j0b offers abroad.
