Victim of human trafficking perpetrated by one Alhaja Yusuf Shakira

Odunayo conveyed the depth of her desperation, stating that if she remains in Iraq for even a short period longer, her very existence will be under threat. 

Odunayo, who narrated her ordeal to SaharaReporters through a Nigerian-based human rights advocacy organization, Hopes Haven Foundation, narrated that she was trafficked by Alhaja Shakira to Iraq a year and 10 months ago through an Iraqi agency identified as Blend Warani, with a promise of a job opportunity.

A distressing and heart-wrenching plea for assistance has been issued by a young Nigerian woman, Odunayo Eniola Isaac, who hails from Osun State in the South-West region of Nigeria. 

Allegedly, Odunayo was a victim of human trafficking perpetrated by one Alhaja Yusuf Shakira, notoriously known as Mama Uganda, who deceitfully transported her to Iraq with promises of a better life.

Having endured almost two years of inhumane treatment, brutal physical torture, and degrading dehumanization at the hands of her Iraqi employer, Saba Akram, and his spouse, Odunayo's emotional and psychological well-being has been severely compromised. 

Overwhelmed with despair and desperation, she raised the alarm and implored the Nigerian authorities to facilitate her urgent return to Nigeria, lest she loses her life.

Odunayo, who was at the Iraqi immigration on Monday when she briefly and confirmed that she was still alive, said at some point, her employer’s wife attempted to kill her with an iron rod and hot water but she narrowly escaped to a nearest police station where she has been in detention.