 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Nigeria fighting human trafficking
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BENIN CITY, Nigeria -- When authorities raided a traditional
shrine and found blood-drenched magic charms along with a register
listing young girls sold into prostitution, they were closing in on
Nigeria's first conviction for human trafficking.
The crackdown has exposed a sinister subtext to the African exodus
to Europe, which is claiming hundreds of lives in dangerous sea or
desert crossings. Women are lured with promises of good jobs in
Europe, and end up enslaved by pimps, authorit...
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