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Adisa dissects the tragic reality of Nigerian migrants who flee domestic hardship only to stumble into modern-day servitude and trafficking abroad (such as being held for ransom or forced labor). He argues that simplistic moral appeals telling desperate citizens not to migrate fail to address the root issue. Instead, he indicts both the predatory smugglers and the negligent state, noting that “the state’s failure and the trafficker’s cruelty are not competing explanations. They are accomplices. One produces the desperate; the other harvests them. Read full column…https://punchng.com/crossing-into-captivity/