Ghanaian actress Louisa Adinkra recounts being sold into slavery in Syria after seeking travel to Spain
via GhanaWeb19 hours ago2 min read
Kumawood actress Louisa Adinkra shared her experience of being trafficked to Syria after attempting to travel to Spain. In an interview on the Okukuseku Show, aired on April 13, 2026, Adinkra explained that after her parents passed away when she was 14, she moved to Accra to support her younger siblings. She saved money from working at an internet café with the intention of traveling to Spain. She met a "connection man" to facilitate her travel but instead found herself sold into slavery in Syria. Adinkra described the harsh conditions, stating that she cleaned a three-story building daily and slept only three hours a night. She noted that many nationals, including people from Ethiopia and Bangladesh, were in similar situations around 2007. She recalled an Ethiopian lady who committed suicide and whose body was left in the desert. Returning to Ghana was difficult as she had to refund the money paid for her by the Syrians, which she could not do. Upon her eventual return to Ghana, her siblings, who believed she had died, wept at her arrival, as she was seriously ill.
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