Trading children as commodities in Benue

By Peter Duru
A young girl is told there is a job waiting for her in Lagos, another city or even another country. She is promised good pay, accommodation and a chance to help her family escape poverty. Sometimes, the person making the offer is a relative, a trusted acquaintance or someone introduced by a family member.
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But somewhere along the journey, the promise changes. Her phone may be taken away. She may be moved through unfamiliar routes, transferred from one vehicle to another and eventually taken to a destination she never agreed to visit. For many, they never have the luck of r...