The routes of trafficking

According to the semi-annual report (January / June 2011) of the Association “Amici di Lazzaro” (“Friends of Lazarus) about 75% of the 295 Nigerian women met on the streets of the Province of Turin are exploited and are blackmailed by “Maman” or “Bros“. They mainly come from Benin City and have an average age of 23/24 years. A significant decline if compared to the data of the previous survey. Furthermore, 10% of them turns back to prostitution out of desperation after years of normal life. Even more worrying it is the fact that fewer and fewer girls succeed in coming out of the loop of trafficking and denounce their exploiters.