# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTursJVgai_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/51450445-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7b453fd0ad.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-20T10:38:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Thousands of young people across West Africa are being lured in by the promise of work opportunities abroad.
 
Victims often spend large sums of money, only to be held captive and coerced into recruiting friends and family from back home. 
 
Africa Eye follows the Sierra Leone Police as they target trafficking gangs.
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to hear more from the investigation. 
 
 #BBCAfricaEye #SierraLeone #BBCNews

## Stats

- **Views:** 52,786
- **Likes:** 6,162
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 145

## Tags

bbcnews, bbcafricaeye, sierraleone

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