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    From Nigeria With Love: The True Story Told By A Victim Of Human Trafficing
    From Nigeria With Love: The True Story Told By A Victim Of Human Trafficing
    From Nigeria With Love: The True Story Told By A Victim Of Human Trafficing
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    From Nigeria With Love: The True Story Told By A Victim Of Human Trafficing

    By Knut Ofstbo

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    Human trafficing is a huge problem in many countries across the globe. Girls are bought and sold everywhere and huge amounts of money are changing hands. One day I was asked to write an article about the subject and decided to find out how it works here in my country, Norway. I studied how things are done and interviewed some girls in the streets.

    One of the girls that I interviewed asked me if I could help her translate some documents and that was where this book started. I wrote the article as a ghostwriter and sold it before i started working on this book. As we kept on working on this i found out a lot about how the girls are treated and by who. Actually there are so many powerful persons involved in this crime and I understand why it's so hard to stop it. This is organized crime on a very high level that involves people from all kinds of social rank.

    I have to thank the girl for all the knowledge she gave me about the subject, a knowledge that opened my eyes and made me decide to help as much as I can. This is a the raw story told by an involved. When the book was finished I told the girl that she will get the income from it, but then she replied that we better give it to the girls who need it and that is what we agreed to do. All income from this book will be donated to organisations fighting human trafficing.

    All names have been changed in this book to protect the victims and other involved, but the story is told in their own words. A story about human trafficing, abuse, threats, violence and intimidation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKnut Ofstbo
    Release dateDec 17, 2011
    ISBN9781465768476
    From Nigeria With Love: The True Story Told By A Victim Of Human Trafficing
    Author

    Knut Ofstbo

    A Norwegian writer, author and publisher - Born in 1974. Knut enjoys life and helping others is a big part of his life. The book From Nigeria With Love is written to publish the story of a victim and all earnings from the book will be donated to organizations against human trafficing.

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      From Nigeria With Love - Knut Ofstbo

      FROM NIGERIA WITH LOVE

      Told by a victim of human trafficing

      by

      Knut Ofstbo

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      PUBLISHED BY:

      Knut Ofstbo

      Copyright 2011 Knut Ofstbo

      Smashwords Edition License Notes:

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Table of content

      FOREWORD

      STRANGERS COME TO TOWN

      THE BIG CITY

      MY FIRST TRIP TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY

      A NEW CONTINENT

      MY NEW HOME

      A WORKING GIRL

      MY ESCAPE

      THE CAMP

      HUNTED

      BACK TO THE STREETS

      HALF WAY

      THE BOYFRIEND

      GOING FURTHER NORTH

      REUNION

      AFTERWORD

      FOREWORD

      Human trafficing is a huge problem in many countries across the globe. Girls are bought and sold everywhere and huge amounts of money are changing hands. One day I was asked to write an article about the subject and decided to find out how it works here in my country, Norway. I studied how things are done and interviewed some girls in the streets.

      One of the girls that I interviewed asked me if I could help her translate some documents and that was where this book started. I wrote the article as a ghostwriter and sold it before i started working on this book. As we kept on working on this i found out a lot about how the girls are treated and by who. Actually there are so many powerful persons involved in this crime and I understand why it's so hard to stop it. This is organized crime on a very high level that involves people from all kinds of social rank.

      I have to thank the girl for all the knowledge she gave me about the subject, a knowledge that opened my eyes and made me decide to help as much as I can. This is a the raw story told by an involved. When the book was finished I told the girl that she will get the income from it, but then she replied that we better give it to the girls who need it and that is what we agreed to do. All income from this book will be donated to organisations fighting human trafficing.

      All names have been changed in this book to protect the victims and other involved, but the story is told in their own words. A story about human trafficing, abuse, threats, violence and intimidation.

      STRANGERS COME TO TOWN

      It's a hot sunny day in a small town in the northern part of Nigeria. It's afternoon and I just finished school for today. I have just a couple of months left of my studies to become a nurse and my dream is to start working at the local hospital.

      As a student with a lack of income I still live with my parents and my two younger sisters. I am 22 now, but my sisters are still in elementary school. My parents run a small shop that keep us alive, it's not a way to get rich but we make ends meet.

      It's thursday and my youngest sister is helping my parents in the shop today. I have to do my studies and prepare for the final exams and graduation. As I sit outside our house my sister comes running the 400 metres from the shop as she screams my name. I ask if everything is ok and then she just smile at me and say that my parents need to speak with me right now. She tell me to put on a dress and come quick. I can't understand what's going on, but hoping for some kind of surprise I do as she tells me to.

      Walking towards the shop we can see a car outside, something that rarely happens here. Most people don't have cars and even if we see cars every day in the streets it's very seldom to see one outside the store. As we get closer I see that this is not like the wrecks we usually see here. It's a Mercedez and to me it looks new and very expensive. I can see my mom outside the store staring at the ground, she looks up at me and tell me to go inside and say hello to our visitor before she looks down again.

      When I enter through the door I see two men speaking with my dad. They both wear nice suits and have lots of jewelry that I asume is real gold. We are not used to see people dressed up like that and i think to myself that they have to be very rich. With that kind of car and clothes they are probably millionaires. I have never seen anything like this before. As I enter the door they all get quiet and glanced at me, like there is something wrong. I walk over to my dad and politely greets the men.

      My dad tells them that he want a word with me alone and the tallest one just nodded towards dad. He ask if we can walk outside the back and again the man respond with a quick nod.

      As we come out the back door my dad starts talking very eager.

      You have to help us out Joy. The guys inside want to take our store!

      How is that possible? This is our store and nobody can take it from us, can they?

      My dad turns his back on me and it seems to me like he sobs. I walk around to get in front of him and can see a tear coming in his eyes. He wipes it as he continues talking.

      I know we never talked about this before Joy, but a while back we had to borrow some money. When we were forced to get a new roof on the store. We borrowed a little, only 500 dollars, and now they want it back. As a solution to me not being able to pay they want you come work for them.

      But dad, I have only days left before I graduate. Then I will start working as a nurse and I can use my income to pay off the debt. Isn't that a better idea?

      It sure is a better idea Joy. I have told them already on the phone last week but now they are here and won't leave before they have a solution or they will take our shop.

      What kind of job is it dad? Where? And for how long time will I have to work there?

      The guys own a factory in Lagos and that's the place they want you to work. I have talked to them for a while and they will fix a place to live and everything. You will have to work for 6 months and then we are free again. If you go now they will delete our debt and also give 2000 dollars to the family.

      That sounds like a great plan dad but what about my studies? I need to finish them to make my dream come true.

      With the savings we get now I guarantee you will get back to studies as soon as possible Joy. This is our only way out. Your mom support me on this, you have to do this.

      It seems to me like they have talked this over and that there is no way around. I have to help my family, and how bad can it be? I get a place to stay and believe that time will be spent working and sleeping. I can do that for 6 months. I am only 22 and will still be young when I get back to my family.

      Ok dad, I will do it.

      My dad wipes his tears again thank me. We walk back in the store where the men seems to be impatient. My dad tell them I will work in their factory and the men tell me to pack

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