Nigerian woman put up for sale in Lebanon rescued
BBC International News 1 minute read
A Nigerian woman put up for sale on Facebook in Lebanon has been rescued - days after a man suspected of involvement in the advert was arrested.
The advert caused an outcry in Nigeria.
The chairperson of the Commission for Nigerians in the Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, told the BBC that the 30-year-old woman was now safe at the Nigerian embassy in Beirut after she was rescued by the Lebanese authorities.
Ms Dabiri-Erewa did not give details about how the woman was rescued but said the lockdown imposed by the Lebanese authorities to fight the coronavirus pandemic helped in tracing her.
A man was arrested last week for allegedly putting the domestic worker for sale for $1,000 (£807) on Facebook.
A screen grab of the advert was shared online:
