Nigeria juju sex slaves

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Traditional magic, not force, compels thousands of women to work as prostitutes in the West.

After being tricked into sexual servitude, women are ostracized by family and government.

After enduring gunfire, starvation and the sex trade, Amaka Chinye summons the strength to overcome her oppressors.

Sex traffickers use juju spells to coerce Nigerian women into sexual slavery in Europe and beyond.

Photo illustration by Kyle Kim

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