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Nigerian child labor pits expose grim cross border trafficking
Nigerian police have arrested six alleged smugglers including kingpin Gilbert Zinjo for trafficking boys from Benin into farms and open pit mines in Nigeria. Children were kept in harsh conditions, rarely paid, and subjected to beatings, with at least 13 dying from disease and overwork in three months before rescue. A Benin-based group led by Dauda Ewenje and a police officer recovered 190 boys, facing threats from traffickers as authorities across Benin, Nigeria, and UN charities intensify searches for more victims.
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Gilbert Zinjo
Benin
Zinjo
Nigeria
Abeokuta
Olusegun Obasanjo
Dauda Ewenje
Ewenje
United Nations
Yann Colliou
Terre Des Hommes