Libya Slave Trade: Charley boy, others to protest on Thursday at Libyan Embassy

Libya Slave Trade: Charley boy, others to occupy Libyan Embassy on Thursday

Following news of slave trade in Libya, a collaboration of civil society organisations including ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ headed by musician turned activist, Charles Oputa, (a.k.a Charley Boy), Concerned Nigerians and Campaign for Democracy (CD) among others, will on Thursday occupy the Libyan Embassy in Abuja.

The planned protest was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday night by the group.

The statement reads: “We are horrified by the reports and footage of hundreds of Africans, including Nigerians, being sold into slavery by slave dealers in Libya as published by CNN and several other international media houses.

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“These videos show men, women and children being sold for as little as $400. They also show the dehumanizing conditions in which these victims are kept, beaten, starved and killed.

“It is shocking to find that slave trade, a horrible part of African history which is best confined to our collective past and best studied to avoid a repeat, is being conducted so brazenly in these modern times.

“As part of efforts to condemn these acts of inhumanity, we shall be holding peaceful sit outs in front of the Libyan Embassy in Nigeria.”

The statement was signed by Oputa, Deji Adeyanju, Bako Usman of CD among others.

The coalition appealed to the public to join them to promote humanity and the dignity of the African person.