Lebanese who put Nigerian for sale will be prosecuted- Abike Dabiri

The Lebanese who put up a Nigerian girl for sale on Facebook would be prosecuted for human trafficking, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri has said.

According to Dabiri, the Lebanese Government promised to investigate the matter.

On the part of the Nigerian, Abike promised that the lady would be returned home and in good health.

Update on Lebanese who put up a Nigerian girl for sale on FB. The Lebanese Govt today issued a statement describing the act as illegal, inhuman,with a promise to prosecute him for traficking. Our mission has demanded that the girl be returned in good health to the mission

— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) April 22, 2020

Earlier in the day, a Lebanese, identified as Wael Jerro, advertised a woman for sale on social media.

Jerro, who resides in Beirut, Lebanon, put up the passport of the victim, Busari Peace, on a Facebook group, ‘Buy and Sell in Lebanon.’

The user wrote in Arabic, “Domestic worker from Nigeria for sale with new legal documents. She’s 30 years old, she’s very active and very clean. Price: $1,000.”

The passport, which she acquired in May 2018, indicated that she hails from Ibadan, Oyo State.

Nigerians have expressed anger at the Lebanese.

The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, while confirming the incident, said the Nigerian mission in Lebanon had reported the case to the “concerned authorities.”