Izzy Ogbeide, a survivor of human trafficking in Italy, has shared the shocking realities she and other young girls endured while being forced into prostitution. She revealed that despite the widespread abuse, black-owned churches and local pastors were aware of the situation but offered no assistance.
“The only organization that reached out to us was the Red Cross, which provided condoms,” she said, highlighting the absence of moral or spiritual support from religious institutions. Ogbeide described the harsh conditions trafficked girls faced, including being discouraged from HIV testing. “We were admonished not to do tests, so if one has HIV, they keep it with them cause nobody cares,” she explained.
According to her, pregnancies were forcibly managed by traffickers, often using drugs for abortion or performing invasive surgeries. “Some girls can’t even get pregnant because the madam may have removed their wombs,” she added.
She criticized the complicity of some church leaders, saying that many did not recognize the situation as human trafficking. “Churches never rescued a girl. They don’t even see it as human trafficking because even pastors and their wives have girls that pay them,” Ogbeide stated.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
