Charly boy leads protest against slave trade

Veteran musician and leader of the
# OurMumuDonDo Movement, Charles
Oputa , aka Charly Boy, on Monday led
a protest against the reported slave
trade going on in Libya , where
Nigerians are said to be among the
thousand of victims .
Charly Boy and other protesters
appeared at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs’ head office in Abuja with
hands chained and mouths sealed.
Libya returnees had spoken of their
experiences in the war- torn North
African country , with several
reporting they were sold as slaves.
The group’s spokesman, Raphael
Adebayo , said they wanted the
government to take proactive and
reactive steps over the plight of
Nigerians sold as slaves in Libya .
“ Our message to the Federal
Government today is very simple and
clear that issuing press statement is
not enough to give respite to Nigerians
who are suffering in Libya .
“ Concocting and fabricating phone
numbers are not enough to give
respite to the Nigerians suffering in
Libya.
“ What we demand is decisive and
genuine action to be taken to
repatriate Nigerians who are in Libya
and give them a reason to want to be
Nigerians .
“ We hope that they are going to act on
these demands of ours, ” Adebayo said .
Last week, Charly Boy led a protest to
the Libyan Embassy to register the
group’s displeasure over the alleged
inhuman treatment of Nigerians by
the Libyan authorities