The Muko Protection Agency’s boss, Najimeddin Hisham Najim, has warned Ugandans, especially the youth, on human trafficking-fueled fraud, where victims are trafficked to work in online scam centers, which has shifted from a regional crime trend to a global threat.
Najimeddin made the remark at Entebbe International Airport while receiving Josephine Namulindwa, who had gone to work as a housemaid in Jordan.
He said that for the past several years, he had been closely observing a growing crime phenomenon, large-scale human trafficking, where victims are lured through fake job ads to online scam centers and forced to commit a cyber-enabled financial crime on an industrial scale.
The owner of Muko Protection Agency, therefore, encouraged fellow Ugandans to not just forward messages before validation by the sender to avoid exposing other people to traffickers and other criminals.
“Dear fellow citizens, don’t just forward any message you come across to friends and different groups, it’s dangerous, and it can also put many in danger. Kindly first verify the information before forwarding it to other people,” he said.
In addition, Najimeddin appealed to all Ugandans who would love to go to any country abroad for work to register with them at the Muko Protection Agency offices in Kibuye for easy monitoring in a way of minimizing human violence tendencies.
“Let’s join hands in a way of making collective efforts to the fight of human trafficking and other criminals that may result in danger and loss of life of fellow countrymen and women,” he noted.
On her arrival at Entebbe airport, Josephine Namulindwa lauded the Muko Protection Agency for their support towards her return because she had lost hope of returning home after being dropped by the company she used while traveling and was not in a position to help her.
Namulindwa narrated that after three months on duty, she started experiencing abdominal pain, which forced her to ask for medical attention. However, after the checkup, the results were normal, yet she was in pain.
“The doctors gave me menstruation period pills though I had a normal calendar. I obeyed them and took the tablets; however, after a few days, the situation became even worse because I reached a point when I couldn’t even stand on my own,” she explained.
Since she was not in a position of work, Namulindwa’s boss took her back to the office, where she had a chance to contact the Muko Protection Agency for her survival through a friend.
“With a conversation with a friend, I got to know about the Muko Protection Agency, so I contacted the office number, and here we are. So I appreciate Mr. Najimeddin Hisham together with all the other people who have saved my life by offering me a chance to return home,” she added.
When asked whether she received all her salary, Namulindwa noted that after Najimeddin’s intervention, her former boss was forced to pay all the money for the period she worked for and this was received just a day before her flight.
Many Ugandans, especially girls or women, continue to suffer mostly in Arabian countries; however, Najimeddin said that as a company, their mission continues to rescue more citizens as hundreds are still stranded in the Middle East either in prisons or forced to work somewhere.
“Please be careful of falling as a human trafficking victim. If you are traveling make sure to pass by Muko Protection Agency offices to record your visa details to help you once needed,” he concluded.
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