Nigerians are drowning on their way to Europe for a better life. The problem of trafficking requires fundamental solutions. A week ago, Italy held a mass funeral for 26 Nigerian women who drowned while crossing the Mediterranean Sea.“It is very likely that these girls were victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation”, said Federico Soda who is Director of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).Some reports say the girls were sexually molested before been hurled into sea to drift ashore. According to the IOM, more than 160,000 economic migrants and refugees arrived Europe in 2017 through the MediterraneanOf this number, the IOM says 3,000 passed away. 345, 544 migrants arrived Europe through the same dangerous route in 2016, according to the IOM. Every year, Africa loses a chunk of its population fleeing its shores for greener pastures abroad. More than 70 percent of these migrants are Nigerians.
