Officials from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in Jordan, which oversees Iraq, have facilitated the return of 28-year-old Eniola Isaac, a Nigerian woman who was trafficked to Iraq.
This intervention followed a report on Wednesday that revealed Isaac had been deceived with false promises of a better life in Iraq.
Once there, she endured severe abuse, including physical assaults and mistreatment by her employer. In desperation, Isaac appealed to Nigerian authorities for assistance in returning home.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission in an update released through its official X.com on Thursday, said Isaac’s situation underscored the rising alarm over the trafficking of Nigerians to Iraq through deceptive promises.
“Eniola Isaac, a 28-year-old trafficked Nigerian girl in Iraq, is expected to return to Nigeria on January 3rd with the intervention of the officials of the Nigerian mission in Jordan, that oversees Iraq.
“Another case of a Nigerian who went to work in Iraq as a carer and was killed in suspicious circumstances is also being investigated.
“The Nigerian government has demanded an autopsy as to the cause of death of the victim,” it wrote.
NiDCOM then warned of “unscrupulous agents now wickedly luring young Nigerian women to Iraq with fake and evil promises”, most of which it said portend danger to the mostly unsuspecting victims who get lured into slavery and prostitution when they get to the country.