The Nigerian woman who was put up for sale for $1,000 on Facebook in Lebanon has been rescued, a government body representing Nigerians abroad has said.
The woman in her early thirties from the city of Ibadan in western Nigeria was now “safe” and her brother in Nigeria had been contacted, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, which falls under the foreign ministry, told Middle East Eye.
This comes as Lebanese authorities on Thursday arrested Wael Jerro, the man thought to be responsible for the advertisement, which it said could fall under the crime of human trafficking.
BREAKING NEWS
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) April 28, 2020
Update on the Nigerian girl that was put up for Sale.
The Nigerian girl who was trafficked and put for sale by a Lebanese man, Wael Jerro, has been rescued. She is presently with the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon.
This is coming days after the arrest of Mr Jerro. pic.twitter.com/5b18biIMhJ
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