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‘I thought I was visiting home’ — How a 12-year-old became trapped in forced labour on Lake Volta

By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
‘I thought I was visiting home’ — How a 12-year-old became trapped in forced labour on Lake Volta

For the next three years, he was forced to work in the fishing industry, beaten when he struggled and made to enter the water despite not knowing how to swim.

Instead, Godwin was taken to an island on Lake Volta and left there.

After three years on the lake, a chance to escape came unexpectedly.

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