Agony of child slaves raped, abused by their bosses
Theirs is a life devoid of any joy. People see them but never see the tragic lives they are trapped in. Day and night, many Nigerian children used as house helps labour and suffer in silence. They are locked in domestic servitude while their lucky peers go to school and live normal lives. KUNLE FALAYI, takes a look at the lives of such children, whose very existence are controlled by their bosses. They sometimes endure unimaginable trauma that changes their lives forever
Tosin Adeyanju rocked the six-month-old baby she was carrying gently to keep the child quiet. As the girl spoke, with a voice that belied the suffering and agony she had endured since she was a child, she looked around in fear.