Onyema To Help Trafficked Underage Girls Return Home

Dr. Allen Onyema, the chairman of Air Peace Airlines, has voiced his strong disapproval and alarm over the recent discovery of young Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire.

This was made known through a statement that Onyema personally signed and made available to journalists on Saturday.

Onyema promised that his airline would ensure the return of the girls back to Nigeria from the French-speaking West African country free of charge.

It will be recalled that Martins Otse, otherwise known as a VeryDarkMan, social media influencer, had on Thursday revealed that no fewer than 1,200 underaged Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ivory Coast are languishing in that country.

The social media influencer also threatened to drag the Chairman of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, if the trafficked girls were not brought back to the country in one week after the video.

Our correspondent also saw a video where the influencer was seen pacifying some young Nigerian girls who were crying and speaking in Hausa language.

The Chairman of Air Peace, however, called for collective efforts to discourage trafficking, emphasising its inhumane and ungodly nature.

The airline owner also promised immediate medical attention for the trafficked girls on their return to the country.

In his words, “We should discourage trafficking of any kind. It is inhumane and callous. It is absolutely ungodly and a good example of man’s inhumanity to man. We at Air Peace are ready to bring our fellow citizens back home free of charge.

“Besides that, we are going to send all of them to Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja for free medical examination and treatment.

“While we implore the Nigerian Embassy in Cote D’Ivoire to assemble them and reach out to us, we equally call on the Federal Government to take charge of their education while reuniting them with their families.”