Nigerian Lady Trafficked to Libya Finally Rescued, Returns to Nigeria After Viral Distress Call

• The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has helped secure the return of a Nigerian lady, Mercy Oluwagbenga, from Libya
• Dabiri-Erewa said Mercy was trafficked to Libya when she was 20 years old, with a promise of a better life
• The former federal lawmaker narrated the ordeal Mercy passed through while in Libya before she was finally rescued and brought back to Nigeria

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FCT, Abuja - A Nigerian lady, Mercy Oluwagbenga, has been rescued back to the country from Libya after a viral video of her desperate cry for help.

The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Mercy was lured to Libya with promises of greener pastures.

Dabiri-Erewa said Mercy accepted the offer to support her sick mother after dropping out of school at the age of 20.

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She made this known in a post shared via her Instagram handle @abikedabiri on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

The NIDCOM chairman said the young girl was subjected to modern-day slavery, her blood forcefully taken, and was working without pay.

“At just 20 years old, Mercy dropped out of school to support her sick mother and was lured with promises of greener pastures. Instead, she endured 1 year and 6 months of modern-day slavery, working without pay, maltreated, locked away, and even having her blood forcefully taken."

Dabiri-Erewa said Mercy lost her mother while trapped in Libya, making her story a painful reminder of the dangers of irregular migration.

She was quoted to have said:

“No matter your situation, please don’t take these dangerous routes. I don’t want anyone to go through what I went through.”

She disclosed that Dr. Segun Abraham of Trinity Foundation and NIDCOM, and the leadership of the Nigerian Community in Libya, rescued Mercy back home and ready to continue her education.

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"With support from Dr. Segun Abraham of Trinity Foundation and NIDCOM, and the leadership of the Nigerian Community in Libya ,she is back home safely and ready to continue her education."

The NIDCOM boss added that:

"With initiatives like NELFUND introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, young Nigerians now have better opportunities to pursue education and a brighter future at home."

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Recall that two undocumented migrants of Nigerian nationality responsible for a series of robbery attacks have landed in police custody.

The Libyan Police officers arrested the two Nigerians on Monday, August 25, 2025 .

The suspects were captured on closed closed-circuit television system (CCTV) robbing a convenience store.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Dabiri-Erewa called on Nigerians to "avoid" migrating to Libya.

Dabiri-Erewa noted that a group of Nigerian migrants were held inside a detention centre in Libya

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Legit.ng reports that Libya is a transit and destination country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for the purposes of forced labour and commercial sexual exploitation

Source: Legit.ng