Trafficking:Some of the girls had S€x with 10 to 20 people daily and make returns to the madam—Julie by Citynobs May 22, 2025, 2:31 am A chilling account of the inner workings of international sex trafficking has been brought to light by Julie Okah Donli, the former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). In a revealing interview with Arise TV, Donli detailed the harrowing tactics used by traffickers to lure, trap, and exploit young Nigerian women under the guise of overseas employment opportunities. According to Donli, traffickers typically deceive their victims with promises of lucrative jobs abroad—ranging from domestic work to hospitality roles—only to strip them of their passports and autonomy upon arrival in the destination country. From that moment, the girls are forced into sex slavery, often with no means of escape. “So they recruit these girls, and once they get to the destination country, they take their passports off them and begin to force them into sexual slavery,” Donli said, her voice heavy with the weight of first-hand accounts and years of advocacy. “It has been stated that girls are sometimes forced to sleep with anywhere from ten to twenty men on a daily basis, depending on the demand for the girl.” The former NAPTIP chief went on to describe a brutal system in which the young women, stripped of their documents and trapped in foreign lands, are at the mercy of a “madam” who controls their movements and profits. Every penny earned through the forced encounters is handed over, leaving the girls with nothing but trauma and fear. Donli emphasized that this cycle is not only criminal but also deeply rooted in deception and coercion. In some cases, she said, the girls believe they are leaving Nigeria for better opportunities, unaware of the nightmare that awaits them. Once abroad, even when the reality becomes clear, threats of violence, shame, or even death keep them bound to their traffickers. Her revelations shed light on the urgency of continued awareness campaigns, stricter border controls, and stronger international cooperation in fighting human trafficking. With Nigeria being one of the countries most affected by the scourge, Donli’s testimony underscores the need for vigilance—not only from government agencies, but also from families and communities. The brutal details she shared have reignited public discourse around the modern slave trade and sparked fresh calls for both prevention and rehabilitation of victims. As global trafficking networks become more sophisticated, voices like Donli’s remain vital in exposing the truth and pushing for systemic change to protect the most vulnerable.
