EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Woman Returns from Kyrgyzstan After Months of Forced Labour, Visa Troubles —
After months of visa harassment, forced labour, and emotional trauma in Kyrgyzstan, Mrs. Olaitan Sekinat Tiamiyu, a Nigerian from Ogun State, has finally returned home. She arrived in Nigeria on July 3, 2025, following a harrowing experience in Bishkek, where she was misled into travelling under false pretenses.
Promised an $800/month teaching job, Mrs. Tiamiyu said she was shocked to learn upon arrival that she was allegedly brought to join a football club instead. Abandoned without support, she was left to survive under harsh conditions, facing intimidation from authorities and being forced into farm work just to pay for accommodation.
“There was no job, no help—only suffering,” she told SaharaReporters.
Her ordeal was further complicated when Kyrgyz immigration flagged her passport due to a red alert tied to the travel agent who arranged her trip. Despite her efforts to pay overstay fines and visa fees online, her application for an exit visa was denied, and her passport was confiscated. After days of interrogation and raising funds under pressure, she was finally granted an exit visa and permitted to leave.
Two other Nigerians — Obi John Ikechukwu from Enugu and Aisha Morenikeji from Oyo — remain stranded in Bishkek, alongside others facing similar abuse. One unnamed Nigerian man, who suffered serious injuries in an accident, is reportedly in urgent need of evacuation and medical care.
Mrs. Tiamiyu has since called on the Nigerian government to intervene and rescue other citizens still trapped in Kyrgyzstan. She warned of widespread exploitation, saying:
“We were treated like criminals for simply being victims.”
In response to rising cases of Nigerians facing hardship abroad, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has advised citizens to avoid traveling to high-risk countries, especially those with no Nigerian diplomatic presence or those embroiled in conflict. Countries like Russia, Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Syria, and Libya have been flagged as particularly dangerous.
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