A respected Nigerian couple in the United Kingdom have been arrested over allegations of human trafficking and slavery.
Dr Emmanuel Edet, 59, and his wife Antan Edet, 56, who are both senior officials in Britain’s health sector, are said to have held one Ofonime Edet, 38, captive for 25 years.
Ofonime reported his situation to the police after he heard of the release of some women being held as Maoist slaves and was spurred on to secure his own freedom.
Ofonime claimed that he was trafficked to the UK by the couple in 1989 when he was just 13 and since then has been forced to work for no pay despite being promised the opportunity to get an education and earn a living.
