Interesting Reads: Juju Sex Slaves

                                                        Current Events: JUJU in Sweden 

Two people have been jailed for human trafficking in southern Sweden in a case where Juju was used to force women into prostitution.

The pair lured two women from Nigeria to Malmö with the promise of a job, but instead pushed them into prostitution with the aid of Juju 

Juju– a witchcraft-like religion from West Africa 

It has been used by human traffickers in order to blackmail victims
                                                                          
                                                               Juju

[Juju] exerts a kind of control that's so much more potent than chains or locking someone up.

"It's control of the spirit which is far more powerful and insidious."

Juju is a "substantial issue" in parts of Nigeria 

There are women traced all over Europe who had been lured into the sex industry through fear of the magic.

Persuaded into leaving their homes for a "better life", young women and girls are often tricked and made to put through the juju ritual overseen by priests who are highly respected and important in their villages.

Using items like menstrual blood, hair, nail clippings, body parts and blood from babies during the "very, very intense" ritual, the priest "takes control of her spirit and womb"

The women live in "fear and terror" of the priests and are convinced that if they break the pledge, a curse will descend on them, their family or future offspring.