How I was lured to Mali with offer of pharmacist job but sold for N1.5m – Daughter of Nollywood actress, Jumoke George

Adeola, daughter of veteran Nollywood actress Jumoke George, has narrated how a family friend sold a dummy to be able to lure her to Mali for forced labour.

Giving behind the scene manouvering of her four traumatic years ordeal in Mali, she said she was told that she would work as pharmacist once she got there but she never realised she was sold to a buyer for N1.5million.

In a video shared on Biola Adebayo’s YouTube channel, Adeola revealed how a trusted family friend lùred her with the promise of a well-paying pharmacy job abroad. She was told that a woman in Mali was seeking someone with basic knowledge of mèdicine for employment.

Hoping to build a better life, Adeola accepted the offer without informing her family, fèaring they would disapprove. She travelled for five days to reach Mali, where her nìghtmare began.

Upon arrival, she contacted the supposed employer, only to learn that she had been sold for N1.5 million. The woman bluntly told her she now “belonged” to her buyer and would have to work off the dèbt before being allowed to leave.

“I was shocked and scàred. It felt like a tràp I couldn’t escape,” Adeola recounted.

After years of hàrdship and forced labour, Adeola finally made her way back home. Her mother, Jumoke George, has yet to make a public statement, but the emotional toll on the family is evident.

Adeola’s experience serves as a stark wàrning to young Nigerians about the dàngers of irregular migration and trusting unverified job offers abroad.