Govt urged to tighten screws on human trafficking

OVERNMENT has been urged to take a cue from other African countries scrambling to stop the exploitation of young African women and teenagers recruited to Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ), a high-security industrial hub linked to Moscow’s drone production and military logistics.

Fresh investigations revealed that the Alabuga’s “student recruitment” initiative — branded Alabuga Start — is part of a sprawling network drawing in young women from South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria and at least half a dozen other African nations.

Many of the recruits were allegedly misled by social media influencers, student groups and diplomatic-linked organisations promising “training and entrepreneurship opportunities”.

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