By A Chinese couple in Abuja has been arrested by the Nigerian police after their Nigerian employees claimed they were locked up in their apartment for the past four months.
The employees, who have been in the couple’s residence in the Jabi area of Abuja for months, were “rescued” by the personnel of the Utako Divisional Police Station, Tuesday, following a tip-off by a resident, who reported the incident to the Human Rights radio station.
The Chinese couple and their Nigerian employees were taken to the police station where they were later released on bail.
A video shared by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting shows the victims claiming they had been locked up in the apartment since February.
They said their Chinese employers forbid them from leaving the house and those who dared to leave to get supplies were penalized with salary deduction, as one of the staff who was sick claimed the couple didn’t allow her to leave the house to seek medical help.
