Nigerian miners who were stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR) say they were sexually abused by their Chinese male employers.
The 12 miners were received by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in Abuja on Friday, according to a statement issued by Abdurrahman Balogun, director of media, public relations and protocols at the commission.
NiDCOM, in conjunction with key government agencies, facilitated the miners’ evacuation from a remote village in CAR, where they were stranded, to the Nigerian embassy in Bangui, the country’s capital city, and eventually to Abuja on Thursday. The repatriation process took three weeks.
Speaking at the NiDCOM office, Igorigo Freeborn, leader of the rescued workers, recalled how they lived in harsh, unsafe conditions in the forest after their recruiters abandoned them without pay.
Freeborn said amid 11 months’ unpaid salaries, “we were homosexually abused by our Chinese employers in CAR”.
“I am not ashamed to say it. I want other people to learn from it. We were treated badly there, but thank God for sparing our lives to tell the stories today,” he added.
He urged the federal government to help redress the injustices they suffered at the hands of their employers.
The miner said he was an unpatriotic citizen who did not “think anything good can come out of the country, but we were all so happy to receive help and succour from Nigeria”.
‘JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED’
Dabiri-Erewa described their ordeal as inhumane and assured that justice will be served, saying the commission in conjunction with relevant government agencies would take up the matter.
Dabiri-Erewa counselled the rescued men to be of good behaviour and partner with the commission in its advocacy on irregular migration and its consequences.
NiDCOM provided the miners with cash support to help them resettle pending payment of their salaries.
The workers also received a cash donation from Perchstone and Greys, a law firm.
Other rescued workers are Rotimi Kupoluyi, Ajosi Julius, Odeh Collins, Anifowoshe Yekini, Akubo Oluwaseun, Olayemi Peter Adewal, Stephen Abel Otkli, Samuel Ojochenemi, Alih Joel Muhammed, Unekwu Bala and Yusuf Bameyi.
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