Below is the transcript of the oathtaking by Chisom, a Nigerian lady taken to Dubai for prostitution by a human trafficking syndicate operating from Lagos.
Trafficker: Now swear. What is your name?
Chisom: My name is Chisom
Trafficker: Remove your hand (she was asked to remove her hands from her boobs). You will say, ‘I Chisom.’
Chisom: I Chisom
Trafficker: As I come to this Dubai
Chisom: As I come to this…. (Chisom paused not sure of what her madam said)
Trafficker: As I come to this Dubai
Chisom: As I come to this Dubai
Trafficker: I come to pay my boss. And how much is it?
Chisom: It is N2.5million, ma.
Trafficker: It is not N2.5million, its 30,000 dollars. Shey she no tell you? I tell you for phone too. How much did I charge you? (She demanded raising her voice) 30,000 dollars that is what I charged you, that’s what I charge all my girls. You can go and meet them in the hotel. I have five girls plus you making it six in Dubai, then five in Abu Dhabi. (Starting all over again, the trafficker said) I Chisom.
Chisom: I Chisom
Trafficker: As I come to this Dubai
Chisom: As I come to this Dubai.
Trafficker: I will pay my money fully
Chisom: I will pay my money fully.
Trafficker: I will never have any issue with my boss
Chisom: I will never have any issue with my boss
Trafficker: I don’t want trouble
Chisom: I don’t want trouble
Trafficker: But if I fail to do so, what will happen to you, I won’t face it alone.
Chisom: But if I fail to do so, what will happen to me, I won’t face it alone.
Trafficker: Your generation will face it also
Chisom: My generation will face it also
Trafficker: But if I pay my money peacefully, without complaint, without me being angry with you, it shall be well with you
Chisom: If I pay my money peacefully without arguing with my boss or having problem with my boss, it shall be well with me.
Trafficker: You shall make money in this country if you finish paying
Chisom: I shall make money if I finish paying
Trafficker: They no dey cheat me oh, Chisom. You don born?
(She nods in the affirmative). How many?
Chisom: One
Trafficker: He or she
Chisom: He
Trafficker: How old is he?
Chisom: About four years
Trafficker: If you make money, you go take am travel out to America, Canada, give him the best. That’s my son there. Chisom, wetin you come do?
Chisom: I come to hustle for money
Trafficker: No, say it the local way
Chisom: A biaram Igba ashawo (smiling)
Trafficker: No speak it in English or pidgin
Chisom: I come to do prostitute, ashawo
Trafficker: Ashawo na im you come do, but if you fail to do so I swear to God, I will post it on Facebook and the entire social network. But if you finish paying, I will personally call you and delete it and no one will see this video except me. But if you come they fuck up, Chisom.
Chisom: I will not fuck up.
Trafficker: If you fuck up, Chisom, them no dey hide my money oh, put your hands down (so that she can have a full view of her naked body while administering the oath.) They no dey lie for me, you lie too much. As you don step your leg enter Dubai. Make everything that come from your mouth be the truth. That is when you will enjoy me. If you come dey lie lie, I will catch you. When you reach there, they will tell you the story. I don’t want anything wey go make my hand touch you. You will not like it at all. My hand too strong. I no dey tolerate. If I give you work, hold your work, you drag with the man and collect your money. No dey fear anything, your money na your money. Any money wey I say you go collect, you go collect unless I tell you to leave that man make im dey go.
