HUMAN TRAFFICKING:ITALIAN MEN NO FIT RESIST EDO GIRLS?” OSHIOMHOLE TELL ITALY MAKE DEM TRAIN THEIR MEN!

One statement wey Senator Adams Oshiomhole recount for Senate don put Italian men, Edo girls and the fight against Human Trafficking for centre of public discussion. According to the senator, an Italian ambassador allegedly tell am say Italian men no fit resist Edo girls. Oshiomhole answer say if na so, na reorientation dem need. But behind the statement wey fit make social media laugh, one serious question dey: if people dey exploit vulnerable Nigerians abroad, who suppose take responsibility for stopping the business — the country wey people dey leave or the country wey dem dey enter?

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: OSHIOMHOLE CHALLENGE ITALY OVER DEMAND FOR EXPLOITATION

As Oshiomhole explain the conversation, e say e tell the Italian ambassador make the Italian government handle the demand side of human trafficking, while Nigeria work on the supply side. According to the senator, the ambassador allegedly reply say, “Your Excellency, I’m sorry, Italian people cannot resist Edo girls.” Oshiomhole say e challenge that argument, insisting say if Italian men struggle to resist, then dem need reorientation. For the senator, e no make sense to put all the responsibility on Nigerian communities while people wey dey create demand for exploitation escape attention.

Oshiomhole also mention Akwa Ibom State as one of the states wey fit contribute to tackling the supply side, alongside Edo State. E argue say demand and supply dey connected, and as long as demand for exploitation continue, criminal networks go find ways to recruit and transport vulnerable people. The senator further make one serious allegation about the routes wey some victims follow, claiming say some people no pass through Libya but instead travel through Italian embassy arrangements.

That statement require proper investigation and clarification; e no mean say every person wey travel through an embassy or obtain visa dey involved in trafficking. The central issue remain whether authorities fit identify and prosecute the individuals and networks wey dey organise exploitation.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: WETIN RECENT REPORTS REVEAL ABOUT NIGERIA AND ITALY

The wider evidence show say the matter no be only political argument or exchange of words between two officials. A 2026 country-focus report from the European Union Agency for Asylum explains say Nigerians remain among the major nationalities identified as victims of human trafficking within the European Union, with women and girls particularly affected by sexual exploitation. The report also describes trafficking as both a domestic and international problem, with recruitment, transportation and exploitation involving different people and criminal networks.

European Union Agency for Edo State has repeatedly featured in reports about Nigerians trafficked to Europe, but that history no mean say Edo women as a group should carry blame for the actions of traffickers.

For October 2026, the Nigerian Senate has also been discussing practical steps to tackle trafficking. A report published on October 27 says senators called for investigations into suspected trafficking networks and travel agencies, stronger enforcement of existing laws, increased support for the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), and better protection for Nigerians rescued from exploitation abroad. Lawmakers also highlighted the need for employment opportunities and public enlightenment. The Guardian Nigeria

These steps show why the fight against human trafficking must go beyond asking one country to educate its citizens. Nigerian authorities need to investigate fraudulent recruitment and protect vulnerable people, while foreign governments must investigate exploiters within their jurisdictions and cooperate with Nigerian agencies. If the two sides only exchange blame, na traffickers go continue to enjoy their business.

The lesson from Oshiomhole’s account be say human trafficking no be problem wey one country fit solve alone. The senator’s alleged conversation don generate attention, but the real measure of progress no be who deliver the funniest comeback. Na whether governments fit disrupt criminal networks, prosecute offenders, protect survivors and create conditions wey reduce vulnerability to exploitation. Edo and Akwa Ibom women no suppose become the punchline of a serious crime, and no government should use the issue to avoid its own responsibilities. As the Senate continues its discussions, OGM News Pidgin go follow future updates on Human Trafficking, the investigations and the actions wey Nigerian and Italian authorities take.