Adeola Omotoso, daughter of Nollywood actress Jumoke George, has thrown more light on the circumstances of her travail in Mali.
Recall that Adeola has been in the spotlight after her mother made it public that she was sick and also declared her daughter missing in an emotional-laden interview.
The sad revelations by the ailing thespian culminated in the finding of Adeola in Mali, relocation to Nigeria as well as being reunited with her mother.
Speaking on her return, the mother-of-one said she was deceived into moving to Mali under the pretext of working at a pharmaceutical shop, saying it turned out that she was sold into sexual slavery for 1.5 million CFA francs.
“I met someone who introduced travelling to Mali to me. She said she knows someone who owns a pharmacy and asked if I could travel there to handle the business.
“I agreed but didn’t inform anyone at home. We travelled by road for four days through Cotonou, Togo, Ghana, and other countries.
“When I got to Bamako in Mali, I called the contact I was given. When I got to the person’s house, she said she is my madam and that she bought me from my sister. She said I’ll work to pay her 1.5 million CFA francs.
“I was very confused and tried to confirm if I was at the right address. She said I was there for prostitution.
“I told her I can’t do it and would rather die. She threatened me, and I told her she’s free to do whatever she wants,” Adeola narrated.
She added that her refusal to sell her body in order to refund the money she was sold for made her master to seize her phone and travel documents.
As a result, the victim said she became stranded and was taken to a brothel to work where she met a man who got her a job as food vendor.
“We later went to where we would stay. When we got there, I knew I wouldn’t be able to survive.
“I told her I can’t work as a prostitute, but I can do other jobs to pay her. She took my phone and travel documents.
“But I met a man there and explained my ordeal to him. He helped me in finding a job with a food seller in another location.
“While working as a food seller there, I heard stories and saw Nigerians who died because of prostitution.
“I wanted to raise some money so I could come back home, and I didn’t want to return home empty. I thought about calling my mum and kids, but I couldn’t call because I felt ashamed of myself.
“I left home since four years and have nothing to show for it. I was suffering but didn’t know what to do. I even told my roommate to not post me on social media if I die.
“I don’t know how good my mum is before God that made him save me from all the evil that was about to befall me in Mali,” she narrated further.
