My mother brought me to Nigeria, then fled. She took the money and left. I’m angry at her. I didn’t think she’d do this to me. I was 10 years old and I did all the domestic work.
I asked her: ‘Mum, you said we were just coming here on holiday, why are you making me work?’ She just replied ‘who brought you into this world?’ I wanted to flee but where could I go?
I started pretending to be sick. I didn’t want to stay there anymore. My grandmother had been sending letters, begging Madame to let me go. Having read the letters, I decided to flee when I saw my brother.
Narrative provided courtesy of Plan International
