From: akuta chinedu <akutachinedu@...>
Subject: [AfrikHealth] Fw:Testimony By a Nigerian on Why They Didn't vote Buhari before .
To: "akuta chinedu" <akutachinedu@...>
Date: Saturday, 5 March, 2011, 18:04

 

Testimony By a Nigerian on Why They Didn't vote Buhari before .  In 2011, GMB is not alone. He's supported by a team of volunteers online and offline who never voted for him before. We didn't vote for him, because we didn't know. We didn't know that he supervised and birthed our only existing refineries. We didn't know that what he did in road construction while in the PTF hasn't been matched by 12yrs of the PDP, even though some claimed they were lopsided. We didn't know that in his time as head of state he reduced inflation from 23% to 4%, by fiscal discipline and a homegrown economic team (not achieved under any other era, even military). We didn't know that there was no religious crisis while he led. We didn't know that JJ Rawlings of Ghana took over 2yrs before him, and killed all the corrupt leaders, while GMB merely gave his own, long-term jail sentences. We didn't know that the hospitals and universities around the country never witnessed as much benefits they got from the PTF from any government after or before his time. We did not know, that this man despite serving in senior capacity in the oil sector, has no petrol station, much less a rig, refinery or an oil block like so many of our leaders. We never voted him, because we did not know. But now we know... We know that he has followership in the north that money can't buy. We know that those who follow him are poor, and follow him out of hope and belief in his values. I have met old men who know him, who have said... "All I need from Buhari is his word, I can take it to the bank". Now we know that here is someone that has been in everything to make him an IBB or Danjuma, but didn't take that road. We feared he was an Islamic fundamentalist, but he challenged us to provide any human being who can point at anything he did to show that. Now we know, that it's about the values... The only former head of state that does not own a house in Abuja . Educate someone today!   I just did!!!      Okei Okusogu

Corruption: Rampant Political Corruption (Law Enforcement, Justice and Penal Systems, Legislative System, Misappropriation of Funds) Corruption is Embedded in Society. Date 9^th March 2011. University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL.

Distinguished Guests,

Fellow Nigerians.

First, let me express my gratitude to the organizers of this event, for considering me worthy, to speak on the above subject matter. Your invitation came at a time when corruption against leaders is helping to fuel revolution in North Africa and Middle East. Back in Nigeria, the question of who can fight corruption will surely be a factor in the April 2011 election. I will dwell more on Nigeria. Discussing Nigeria’s corruption, can take the whole time and space. Therefore, I will use few examples to buttress my points.

Let me start by defining corruption. According to the Oxford Compact English dictionary, second edition, revised. Edited by Catherine Soanes. It means; willing to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. Evil or morally depraved.  Transparency International (TI) defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. This definition encompasses corrupt practices in both the public and private sectors.

Corruption is all over the world. The difference between Nigeria and the rest of the world is how the system treats offenders. For example, Bernard Madoff committed a fraud of $65bn (£38bn) in America; he was sentenced to 150 years in jail. Olabode George committed a fraud of over N85 billion naira in Nigeria, and was given only 2.5 years (two and half years jail sentence).

Celebrating Corruption and Criminality in Nigeria.

In Nigeria, criminality is celebrated. Criminals are given chieftaincy titles, made deacons and deaconesses in churches. Using Olabode George as example, when he was released from prison on 26^th February 2011. Newspaper adverts were placed about his coming out of prison. He celebrated a thanksgiving church service that was televised live on a national television. Dignitaries that attended the church service were, Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lagos State PDP Chairman and top members etc. On 1^st March 2011, the same Olabode George appeared on a presidential rally in Lagos where the President acknowledged his presence. Mrs. Cecilia Ibru, former MD/CEO of Oceanic Bank was jailed 6months for stealing N54 billion naira.

International Recognition As A Corrupt Country.

“We are internationally recognized for corruption, inefficiency, business uncertainty and infrastructural decay”. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, ex head of state. “The World Bank estimates the country’s generals and gangster politicians stole $300 billion in the three decades to 2006”(Time Magazine, May 3^rd 2010 Edition, Page 42). Nigeria appeared on the list as 10^th most corrupt country in the world, by Transparency International corruption perception index of 2010.

Political Corruption.

Former President of Nigeria, late Musa Yar’ Adua acknowledged publicly that the election that brought him to power were marred with irregularities. The following State governors (Peter Obi, Anambra State. Amaechi, Rivers State. Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State. Rauf Aregbesola, Osun State) had to battle very hard thru the courts to reclaim their mandates. As we speak, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had discovered 500,000 double registrants on the just concluded voters registration exercise. The People’s Democratic Party, the ruling party has over 100 court cases arising from aggrieved members, who felt cheated from their just concluded internal party primary elections. Till date, no one has gone to jail for political corruption. Ex Vice President, Atiku Abubakar was denied access to campaign to some People’s Democratic Party delegates during the party’s primary in Abuja. Over $5,000 (five thousand US Dollars) was given to each PDP delegate at the presidential primary in Abuja, to vote for either of the aspirants then. The PDP delegates were over 3,500 (three thousand five hundred people). I will leave you to multiply the figures.

Corruption Within The Law Enforcement Agencies (Police).

Former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun was convicted of N20 Billion naira fraud and was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. Another Ex Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero was caught trying to smuggle out N200 million naira out of Abuja. Assistant Inspector General (AIG) late Raphael Ige, led a team of police officers that kidnapped/abducted Dr Chris Ngige, then sitting Governor of Anambra State. The list is endless.

Justice and Penal Systems.

“The greatest incitement to crime is the hope of escaping punishment” Marcus Cicero. The justice system appears to be lenient otherwise how can you explain the sentences given to people mentioned above. In 2009, Justice Marcel Awokulehin of the Federal High Court, Asaba discharged and acquitted former Governor James Ibori on all 170 count charges of corruption, money laundering, bribery etc. A London Court indicted Ibori on the same charges he was set free in Nigeria. Ibori’s associates have been jailed in London. Justice Kastina-Alu (Chief Justice of Nigeria) was accused of asking Justice Ayo Isa Salami to compromise the Court of Appeal’s verdict on the protracted Sokoto Governorhip legal tussle.

Mr. Micheal Aondoakaa former Nigeria Attorney General and Minister of Justice presured the United Kingdom Authoities to withdraw criminal charges against former Delta State Governor (Jame Ibori). Aondoakaa used his position to frustrate former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Boss (Nuhu Ribadu) from fighting corruption. He helped to drive Ribadu to exile. Aondoakaa was also alledged to have bribed supreme court judges with about $20 million dollars to return the late President (Yar’ Adua) as the winner of 2007 presidential election.

Legislative System.

It took the National Assembly over 10 years to pass Freedom of Information Bill. Though, it’s only the lower house that has so far passed the bill. The Senate is yet to pass the bill. Other bills are still lying fallow at the National Assembly chambers. Ladies and gentlemen, I can go on and on. Simply put, corruption is embedded in our society. However, every problem has a solution.

The Way Forward.

The solution(s) is to elect credible leaders who can fight corruption without fear or favour. Permit me at this juncture to recommend you Buhari/Bakare for Presidential and Vice Presidential positions come April 2011 election. Vote Buhari/Bakare, Vote CPC Party For Presidential Election.

How You Can Get Involved.

(1) Please visit www.buharibakarevolunteers.net  and   www.buhari4change.com

(2) Download/print out this message and distribute to people who do not have access to Internet.

(3) Send thru sms. For bulk sms click http://www.txtlocal.co.uk/?tlrx=8752.

(4) Pick up phones and make calls to families, folks, and friends and pass the info above to them.

(5) Translate this message or related messages to vernacular/local languages.

(6) Hold town hall meetings etc. Mobilize one another etc. Send to all your contacts on facebook, twitter, myspace, yahoogroups, mailing lists, etc. May God Bless Nigeria.

Chinedu Vincent Akuta.

An activist and leader of “Support Option A4 Group” Leicester-UK

Facebook / C.v.Akuta.

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http://briefsfromakuta.blogspot.com/

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/7/y1uogN4qN6g

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/6/2kxTekI6XnM

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/5/iUUNVMwHDPY

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/4/p4f0A1pSxI4

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/3/lyBotaC0KKQ

Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/a/u/2/et5yIQMLn-Y

Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtOCPYdDS-k

Part 8: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/0/8zuK3Ls7Wrw

Partt 9: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/1/wbjrgjAdTso

Part 10: http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkNews24#p/u/0/hYPxgE8x8Jg

Happy Viewing.

C.V.Akuta

Leicester-UK

From: SparkPeople: Lowering Your Blood Pressure <mailer@...>
Subject: Causes of High Blood Pressure: Controllable Risk Factors
To: SIRDENO2000@...
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 12:10 AM

Week 4 of 9 Causes of High Blood Pressure: Controllable Risk Factors Factors that you can control are related to your lifestyle--the choices you make each day about what to eat and whether or not to exercise. These are areas of your life where you can take control to improve your blood pressure and enhance your overall health. Controllable Risk Factors Your diet. A diet high in sodium, saturated fat and cholesterol, and low in fiber, whole foods, and minerals (potassium, magnesium, calcium) can increase blood pressure. Eating a low-sodium, low-fat diet that is rich in whole foods and other nutrients can help. Your activity level. Sedentary individuals have a higher risk for hypertension. Regular exercise can lower both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Your weight. Being obese (a Body Mass Index over 30) increases your risk of developing high blood pressure. Dropping just 10% of your body weight can have positive effects on blood pressure. Your stress levels. Studies show that chronic stress (and "Type A" personality traits) can elevate blood pressure. Exercise, meditation, and yoga can help reduce and manage stress and blood pressure. Your drinking habits. Moderate to heavy drinking (more than 1-2 drinks daily) can dramatically increase blood pressure and other health risks. Health experts recommend no more than one drink a day for women, and no more than two drinks per day for men. Your smoking habits. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of heart disease, due to its effects on your arteries, heart, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. Quitting can stop (and potentially reverse) a lot of the existing damage to your body, and improve your blood pressure. When you have other existing health conditions, you are compounding your risk of serious complications and disease if you don't lower your blood pressure. Add high risk factors into the picture (family history, age, and race) and your risk is compounded even more. The good thing is that you can break that chain of progressive disease at any point by changing the lifestyle choices above.   Take Action Learn More: Ready to visit the destination for tips and information from Harvard doctors and SparkPeople experts? Check out our High Blood Pressure Condition Center now! Coming Next Week: Do's & Don'ts for Lower Blood Pressure. Get more details on changing your lifestyle to improve your blood pressure.   Was this e-mail forwarded to you by a friend? Join the mailing list. Change your e-mail address   You get 1 SparkPoint for reading today's email.   You received this email because you signed up for one of SparkPeople's email newsletters. To unsubscribe please do not reply to this message. Instead, you can use this link to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To remove yourself by postal mail, send a letter or postcard with your email address to: SparkPeople.com, 4392 Marburg, Cincinnati, OH 45209 SparkPeople.com offers general information and is for educational purposes only. sparkpeople.com is not a prescription system and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You should consult your health-care provider before starting any nutrition or fitness program, and should consult with your provider about any concerns or questions. � 1999-2011 SparkPeople, All Rights Reserved | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy

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Buhari's Six Questions For Goodluck Jonathan/Soyinka’s Comment.   1) Can Mr President explain what happened to the case of N104m seized from Nancy Ebere Nwosu who allegedy swore to an affidat to the EFCC that she was laundering money for Dame Patience Jonathan? 2) What about the announcement by the then EFCC spokesman,Mr Osita Nwajah on September 11, 2006  that the sum of 13.5m USD was seized from another associate of Mrs Jonathan which the anti-graft body said belonged to the now first lady? 3) Any explanation on the several billions of Naira which DSP Alamiesegha left in Bayelsa coffers as at the time of his impeachment  which was allegedy squandered in months by Jonathan without anything to show for it? 4) Who presided over the FEC meeting in October  2009  where a 4 km runnway at Abuja Airport was awarded for N64b?Late Predident Yaradua was already in Saudi Hospital as at the time! 5 What happened to the 30b USD Yaradua left in the excess crude account that is virtually empty now? 6 How come it  is only Nigeria under Jonathan whose foreign reserve is depleting among oil producing nations at a time of all time high increase in prices of oil products? Prof. Wole Soyinka’s Comments. "It'll take total blindness to vote PDP in 2011. Only 4 sets of people can vote for them;  (1) Those who are intellectually blind.  (2) Those who are blinded by ethnicity. (3) Those who are blinded by corruption & therefore afraid of d unknown, should power change hands; and finally (4) Those who are suffering from a combination of the above terminal sicknesses"  ------------------ Prof Wole Soyinka

From: SparkPeople: Lowering Your Blood Pressure <mailer@...>
Subject: Do's & Don'ts for Lower Blood Pressure
To: SIRDENO2000@...
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 12:10 AM

Week 5 of 9 Do's & Don'ts for Lower Blood Pressure While you can't do anything your genes or age, you can change your future with a few heart-friendly lifestyle choices. All it takes is a few simple adjustments to your lifestyle to help lower your blood pressure. Start by trying to incorporate these do's and don'ts. Be sure to always work with your doctor to help control your blood pressure, and to take medications that have been prescribed to you. Blood Pressure Do's DO reduce your sodium intake. Too much sodium (which you'll learn about next week) can increase your blood pressure. Ideally, you should consume less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium each day. DO eat more potassium-rich foods. Potassium helps regulate body fluids and blood pressure. Most adults need 4,700 milligrams each day, but people with hypertension should try to consume even more--up to 6,000 milligrams daily. DO eat more calcium-rich foods. Some research shows that calcium deficiencies can increase blood pressure. Aim for at least 1,200 milligrams each day. DO track your magnesium intake. This mineral helps control blood pressure. Women need over 320 milligrams each day, while men need more--over 420 milligrams. DO eat more nutrient-rich, whole foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain products, beans and legumes, lean meats and low-fat dairy products. Blood Pressure Don'ts DON'T smoke. It increases your blood pressure and damages your heart. DON'T make exercise excuses. Increases in overall physical activity, even in small bouts, will help you improve your numbers. DON'T forget to your numbers. Healthy individuals should get their blood pressure tested at least once every two years, but people with hypertension should do this more frequently. Continue to visit your health care provider for regular check-ups and medical advice. See, you can develop heart-healthy habits without feeling deprived or training for a marathon. Take your time making small changes, as you and your doctor see fit, focusing on a few habits at a time.   Take Action Lower Your Blood Pressure: Are you doing everything you can to lower your high blood pressure? To find out, click here to read our Treatment Guide, written by Harvard doctors. Coming Next Week: Tips to Reduce Your Sodium Intake. Sodium is in so many foods, it can be difficult to know which ones to choose. Learn to make smart choices at the grocery and at the table.   Was this e-mail forwarded to you by a friend? Join the mailing list. Change your e-mail address   You get 1 SparkPoint for reading today's email.   You received this email because you signed up for one of SparkPeople's email newsletters. To unsubscribe please do not reply to this message. Instead, you can use this link to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To remove yourself by postal mail, send a letter or postcard with your email address to: SparkPeople.com, 4392 Marburg, Cincinnati, OH 45209 SparkPeople.com offers general information and is for educational purposes only. sparkpeople.com is not a prescription system and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You should consult your health-care provider before starting any nutrition or fitness program, and should consult with your provider about any concerns or questions. � 1999-2011 SparkPeople, All Rights Reserved | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy   SirDeno They said the revolution will not be televised. Then came Al Jazeera and twitter has them paralyzed.

 

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On Jega: I Reserve My Comments.

With reference to, today’s (2^nd April, 2011) very costly electoral disappointment, I will reserve my comments. No person(s), group(s), institution(s), government(s) state(s) etc are above mistakes. Human, mechanical, tactical, logistics etc errors could easily occur. However, the new date Monday, 4^th April 2011/the actual election will vindicate or vilify Jega.

The stakes are high. Nothing less than a free, fair, credible and transparent election will be acceptable. Failure is not an option in this 2011 election. Nigerians and the entire world are watching. May God bless Nigeria.

Chinedu Vincent Akuta.

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From: Chatafrik Network Groups <ChatAfriK@...>
Subject: [AfrikWoman] Nigeria: Sex, Lies and Black Magic : 20,000 Nigerian women work as prostitutes on Italy's streets
To: "'naija politics'" <naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "AfrikWomanToWoman " <afrikwomantowoman@yahoogroups.com>, "AfrikWoman " <afrikwoman@yahoogroups.com>, "AfrikHealth " <Afrikhealth@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, 12 April, 2011, 9:10

 

This is simply a must see video. Series 2011  Episode 3 Nigeria: Sex, Lies and Black Magic (25 mins) http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/4od#3179993 Reporter Jenny Kleeman and director James Jones travel from Italy to Africa to reveal how human traffickers are using black magic to coerce and trap Nigerian women into a life of prostitution in Europe. Women are made to swear an oath of loyalty to their traffickers in an elaborate ritual that compels them to pay back extortionate sums of money. If they ever break free or report their traffickers, they believe they will be cursed. The team begins their journey in northern Italy. As many as 20,000 Nigerian women work as prostitutes on Italy's streets. They meet Rita, who tells Kleeman she sleeps with up to 10 men a day, seven days a week, for 20 euros a time. After five years of prostitution, Rita still hasn't paid off the 50,000 Euro debt she owes her traffickers. She is also forced to pay them 300 Euros a month in 'rent' to solicit from her particular patch of pavement beside a highway. Rita says customers had beaten her badly in the past but she has no choice but to continue working on the streets. She tells Kleeman she has sworn to repay the debt to her traffickers in a traditional West African religious ritual which she calls 'juju'. She fears she and her family will die or go mad if she incurs the wrath of the spirits by breaking her oath. The Unreported World team flies to the southern Nigerian state of Edo, where 80 per cent of Nigerians trafficked into Europe begin their journey. In the village of Ewhoini they learn that almost every family has a relative abroad. Kleeman and Jones meet Elonel, who tells them that he earns money by helping traffic women from here to work for his sister in Italy. Elonel introduces Kleeman to a woman who's about to make the trip. Vivian, 23, used to make her living selling tomatoes at the local market. She tells Kleeman that there are no jobs in her town so she has decided to go to Europe to earn money to take care of her brothers and sisters at home. She knows she will have to pay her traffickers back, and that she might have to work as a prostitute to do it at first, but has no idea how much they will ask for. Vivian says that Elonel is her boyfriend. He's made all the travel plans for her and has booked her in to see a juju priest. She believes the juju ceremony will bring her luck, but she will also swear an oath of loyalty to Elonel and his sister during the ritual that will ensure they get paid whatever sum they ask of her. Elonel tells Kleeman that he doesn't feel at all guilty about sending his girlfriend to a life of prostitution as he simply needs the money. The team are given rare access to film the juju ceremony. The juju priest, 'Dr' Stanley, marks Vivian's body and makes her kneel at his shrine as she swears her oath. He claims he has the power to give women cancer if they break the promises they make before him. For those like Vivian who believe in juju, there's no way of hiding from the spirits. Dr Stanley tells Kleeman that countless others have sworn oaths of loyalty to different traffickers at his shrine. Getting women to give evidence against their traffickers is a serious challenge because of the conspiracy of silence created by the ritual. The team joins the government's anti-trafficking agency as they conduct a special juju ceremony to free a repatriated victim from her oath. Before Vivian leaves Nigeria, Kleeman has a final opportunity to warn her about the reality of life on Italy's streets. When Kleeman tells her she'll be working for years as a prostitute to pay off an extortionate sum, Vivian doesn't believe her. Her determination to improve her life has made it easy for traffickers to exploit her, and the juju oath has made it impossible for her to change her mind.

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From: Chatafrik Network Groups <ChatAfriK@...>
Subject: [AfrikWoman] Nigeria: Sex, Lies and Black Magic : 20,000 Nigerian women work as prostitutes on Italy's streets
To: "'naija politics'" <naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "AfrikWomanToWoman " <afrikwomantowoman@yahoogroups.com>, "AfrikWoman " <afrikwoman@yahoogroups.com>, "AfrikHealth " <Afrikhealth@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, 12 April, 2011, 9:10

 

This is simply a must see video. Series 2011  Episode 3 Nigeria: Sex, Lies and Black Magic (25 mins) http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/4od#3179993 Reporter Jenny Kleeman and director James Jones travel from Italy to Africa to reveal how human traffickers are using black magic to coerce and trap Nigerian women into a life of prostitution in Europe. Women are made to swear an oath of loyalty to their traffickers in an elaborate ritual that compels them to pay back extortionate sums of money. If they ever break free or report their traffickers, they believe they will be cursed. The team begins their journey in northern Italy. As many as 20,000 Nigerian women work as prostitutes on Italy's streets. They meet Rita, who tells Kleeman she sleeps with up to 10 men a day, seven days a week, for 20 euros a time. After five years of prostitution, Rita still hasn't paid off the 50,000 Euro debt she owes her traffickers. She is also forced to pay them 300 Euros a month in 'rent' to solicit from her particular patch of pavement beside a highway. Rita says customers had beaten her badly in the past but she has no choice but to continue working on the streets. She tells Kleeman she has sworn to repay the debt to her traffickers in a traditional West African religious ritual which she calls 'juju'. She fears she and her family will die or go mad if she incurs the wrath of the spirits by breaking her oath. The Unreported World team flies to the southern Nigerian state of Edo, where 80 per cent of Nigerians trafficked into Europe begin their journey. In the village of Ewhoini they learn that almost every family has a relative abroad. Kleeman and Jones meet Elonel, who tells them that he earns money by helping traffic women from here to work for his sister in Italy. Elonel introduces Kleeman to a woman who's about to make the trip. Vivian, 23, used to make her living selling tomatoes at the local market. She tells Kleeman that there are no jobs in her town so she has decided to go to Europe to earn money to take care of her brothers and sisters at home. She knows she will have to pay her traffickers back, and that she might have to work as a prostitute to do it at first, but has no idea how much they will ask for. Vivian says that Elonel is her boyfriend. He's made all the travel plans for her and has booked her in to see a juju priest. She believes the juju ceremony will bring her luck, but she will also swear an oath of loyalty to Elonel and his sister during the ritual that will ensure they get paid whatever sum they ask of her. Elonel tells Kleeman that he doesn't feel at all guilty about sending his girlfriend to a life of prostitution as he simply needs the money. The team are given rare access to film the juju ceremony. The juju priest, 'Dr' Stanley, marks Vivian's body and makes her kneel at his shrine as she swears her oath. He claims he has the power to give women cancer if they break the promises they make before him. For those like Vivian who believe in juju, there's no way of hiding from the spirits. Dr Stanley tells Kleeman that countless others have sworn oaths of loyalty to different traffickers at his shrine. Getting women to give evidence against their traffickers is a serious challenge because of the conspiracy of silence created by the ritual. The team joins the government's anti-trafficking agency as they conduct a special juju ceremony to free a repatriated victim from her oath. Before Vivian leaves Nigeria, Kleeman has a final opportunity to warn her about the reality of life on Italy's streets. When Kleeman tells her she'll be working for years as a prostitute to pay off an extortionate sum, Vivian doesn't believe her. Her determination to improve her life has made it easy for traffickers to exploit her, and the juju oath has made it impossible for her to change her mind.