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Chinese couple lock up eight Nigerian employees for four months in Abuja

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The police have arrested a Chinese couple in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja after they allegedly locked up eight of their Nigerian employees in their apartment for over four months.

The Chinese couple who reside in Jabi, Abuja and were taken into custody after a concerned neighbour tipped off a Human Rights radio station.

The victims revealed that they had been locked up in the apartment since February.

One of the domestic workers revealed that they were not allowed to move out of the building, to the point of even refusing to let her go out for treatment when she fell sick.

“When I was seriously sick, I asked these people (Chinese employers) to open the gate for me, but they refused until I became very angry before they opened the door. I know my life may be at risk but I don’t mind, let the world know what is happening,” Punch News quoted her as saying.

“They told us that if someone was going out, he could help buy something for us, but when this man (referring to a colleague) went out to buy sachet water, they deducted his salary. What do they want us to do?

“We had to stay in the room and talk to people through the windows. They didn’t give us food; apart from the salary, they didn’t give us anything; they even cut our salaries.”

The driver of the Chinese, Alex, corroborated the story report of other victims. According to him, they were not allowed to leave the house since the outbreak of COVID-19 in February.

“They never allowed us to go out since February; if any of us went out and they know, a certain percentage of the person’s salary would be deducted,” Alex said.

Meanwhile, a Police source revealed that the alleged victims recanted their allegations after reaching the police station.

They went on to say they were not being held against their will, thereby obfuscating the investigation.

Federal Capital Territory Police Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, revealed that an investigation into the matter has nonetheless commenced. The Police have, meanwhile, released the Chinese couple on bail.

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