Nigerians have expressed outrage after Lebanese, identified as Wael Jerro, puts up a Nigerian woman for sale on Facebook.
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 Lebanese 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.
An Instagram user, @thereneeabisaad, urged the Nigerian government to save the victim, adding that she might have been trafficked.
The digital marketer and web designer, while calling out Jerro, described his action as inhuman.
I have reported to the Nigerian embassy. Please do the same if you know anyone in the Nigerian embassy in Lebanon.
It was gathered that Jerro, who studied at the Arab Open University, later deleted the Facebook page where he posted the advert. But screenshots were taken before he took down the page due to backlash from users.
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.”
She said;
A manhunt is on for the man and an all out search for the young girl. Let’s keep her in our prayers.
On its part, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it had started working to locate and return the victim to the country.
NAPTIP stated that;
We will do everything possible to ensure that she is returned home safely and is reunited with her loved ones.
Social media users decried the dehumanisation of Nigerians, who travelled to foreign countries in search of greener pastures.
Search for greener pasture gone wrong! May God help us!!!