Contact Admin. Italian authorities have arrested four people on suspicion of human trafficking and aiding prostitution. The arrests also lead to the dismantling of the group that was allegedly operating in Nigeria, Libya and Italy. A new report investigates. Marianna Karakoulaki reports from London. Human trafficking between Africa and Europe has not only thrived in recent years, it has grown into a highly abusive system involving corrupt elites and political networks.
Jan Philipp-Scholz, the author of a new book on the migration business, has spoken with migrants in Africa on nearly every step of their journey. Italian anti-mafia investigators, DDA have arrested 13 suspects as part of an operation against an alleged Nigerian mafia gang. The gang is accused of managing a human trafficking and prostitution ring. Italian authorities have demolished ten illegal buildings used by migrants in the southern area of Borgo Mezzanone near Foggia.
The buildings were used as shops but also featured a nightclub and a brothel. The new prostitute protection law in Germany was meant to identify victims of human trafficking β most of them migrant women.
More than 18 months after the law came into effect, thousands continue to be targeted for exploitation, and the risk for Nigerian women seems to be increasing. A new report says that children from Vietnam trafficked to the UK are often exploited by human smugglers and forced to work in nail salons and as prostitutes.
Europe is ill-equipped to identify and handle the victims. Italian authorities have arrested four Nigerian citizens accused of human trafficking and forcing underage migrant girls into prostitution, including through the use of esoteric rituals. Login Signup. Signup Login Contact Admin. Ambre 30 Foggia. Photo verified. Gabriella 23 Italy. Rosalva 29 Foggia. Agatha 33 Foggia.
