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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 10

    "A lot of evil things are happening to our girls in Saudi Arabia" - Nigeria's anti-human trafficking agency on the plight of women tricked by promises of work. 📻 https://bbc.in/2Mn1pki pic.twitter.com/HimdfU31hJ

    11:27 AM - 10 Aug 2018
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    • Hamidou Diarra Priye! emeka_okafor Yusuf Bello Gidado Ronmius Patterson SR 👑KAYBUGGY🐯 Quofi_meek Kashi Steve Moiso MEDRANO
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      1. Richard Owusu-Akyaw‏ @RealOwusu_Akyaw Aug 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This abuse is not only being meted out to Nigerians. In fact Africans are being abuse in Saudi. The quest of African youth seeking greener pastures abroad must be controlled . African politicians must sit up .

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      1. wekwaMtyambizi‏ @olievermm Aug 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Unfortunately saudi arabia is the USA and UK's ally so these will b clasified as "insignificant human rights abuse"

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      1. kalass‏ @mhtkalass70 Aug 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        With all what going on in Saudi Arabia , international journalist don’t want to talk about !

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      1. Erick Amoako‏ @Greenerick54 Aug 10
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        some sad people out to make profit out of other people that's the world we live in

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      1. ThankGod Ukachukwu‏ @kcnaija Aug 10
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        What are they looking for in Saudi Arabia? Don’t they know about the oppressive human rights records of Saudi Arabia?

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      1. OLGA DIAZ‏ @olga_dobla Aug 10
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        Pure slave

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      1. African Solutions to the African Migration crisis‏ @african_crisis Aug 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Caught between a #rock & a #hard place. Dehumanising #poverty at home & an equally Dehumanising #abuse in #SaudiArabia. That is why @african_crisis is demanding #urgent action to tackle the root causes of #AfricanMigration

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