A Family Attacked, a Man Hunted, and No Justice: The Story of Aghayedo Victor

 *A Family Attacked, a Man Hunted, and No Justice: The Story of Aghayedo Victor*

I am writing this as a witness to what has happened to the Aghayedo family of Edo State, Nigeria. I am sharing it publicly because the family has been denied justice, and more people need to know what happened.

*Trafficked to Libya*

In 2014/2015, a young man named Kevin, from Edo State, offered to take Aghayedo Victor, also from Edo State, to Europe. Victor saw it as a real opportunity and gladly accepted.

It was a lie. When they reached Libya, Kevin sold Victor to an Arab individual. Victor was treated as a slave and subjected to cruelty and inhuman treatment. Eventually he managed to gain his freedom.

*Kevin's death and the blame placed on Victor*

In 2015, Kevin died in Libya. When news reached his family in Edo State, they blamed Victor and accused him of killing Kevin.

From 2015 until 2025, Kevin's family never gave up the search for Victor. For a full decade, they kept looking for him.

*The attack on Victor's family in 2025*

In 2025, Kevin's family, together with members of a cult group who joined them, went to the Aghayedo family home. They found Victor's father, Mr. Aghayedo, and his younger sister, Felicia Aghayedo, and demanded to know where Victor was. When the two could not say, the group destroyed the family house and assaulted both of them.

*The police demanded money*

The Aghayedo family went to the police for help. The police demanded a ransom before they would act. The family could not afford it, so the police refused to take up the case. No one has been held accountable.

*A man still being hunted*

Kevin's family and the cult members are still searching for Victor, and they have vowed to kill him wherever they find him. They have shared his photograph in their private WhatsApp groups so members in any part of Nigeria can identify and locate him.

*Why I am speaking out*

A man who was

 trafficked and enslaved is now being hunted in his own country. His father and sister were beaten and their home destroyed, and the police turned them away because they could not pay.