The ugly truth about Nigeria’s child trafficking
By DW
30 July 2022 |
4:28 am
The trafficking of children in Nigeria for domestic service, sex work and forced surrogacy is rampant and lucrative. DW talks to two children about the horrors of their experiences.
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