Lured online, sold for $5,000: How Nigerian youths are trapped in Asia’s cyber-slave camps (1)

The Punch | 31-08-2026 06:19am |

A Nigerian man identified as Sabiu was lured to Laos with the promise of a job, but upon arrival he was held captive and forced to work in an online scam operation. His passport was confiscated, his savings were stolen, and armed guards monitored the workers. When he asked to leave, his boss told him that he had been bought for $5,000. This case highlights the plight of Nigerian youths trapped in cyber-slave camps in Asia.

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