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LAGOS, Nigeria, October 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

T.B. Joshuas Kirche bietet Hilfe und Beratung  

The large group of deportees gratefully receive individual cash gifts of N150,000 ($500USD) and two bags of rice after sharing their sordid experiences at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN). (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
The large group of deportees gratefully receive individual cash gifts of N150,000 ($500USD) and two bags of rice after sharing their sordid experiences at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN). (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
Tracy Stephen practically demonstrates how more than 48 migrants were squeezed "like sardines" into a vehicle meant for 8 on their three-day journey from the Nigeria-Niger border through the Sahara Desert to Sakha in Libya. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
Tracy Stephen practically demonstrates how more than 48 migrants were squeezed "like sardines" into a vehicle meant for 8 on their three-day journey from the Nigeria-Niger border through the Sahara Desert to Sakha in Libya. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
One of the deportee's sheds tears after receiving her own portion of the N10,000,000 ($33,000) gift presented to the group after they came to The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations to seek refuge. They are the fourth group of deportees who have received help from the church in 2016. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
One of the deportee's sheds tears after receiving her own portion of the N10,000,000 ($33,000) gift presented to the group after they came to The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations to seek refuge. They are the fourth group of deportees who have received help from the church in 2016. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
Osama Osifo, a student at the University of Benin, narrated how he was kidnapped during his journey in Libya on route to Europe from Nigeria. His elderly father died "because of the shock" during the period of his incarceration abroad. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
Osama Osifo, a student at the University of Benin, narrated how he was kidnapped during his journey in Libya on route to Europe from Nigeria. His elderly father died "because of the shock" during the period of his incarceration abroad. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
Precious Chioma cries as she recounts the ordeal she passed through with her two sons in their attempt to illegally travel to Europe from Nigeria. She sold all of her possessions to finance the trip but ended up in a Libyan prison after she was caught with her children hiding in suffocating conditions inside a watermelon truck. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
Precious Chioma cries as she recounts the ordeal she passed through with her two sons in their attempt to illegally travel to Europe from Nigeria. She sold all of her possessions to finance the trip but ended up in a Libyan prison after she was caught with her children hiding in suffocating conditions inside a watermelon truck. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)
The large group of deportees gratefully receive individual cash gifts of N150,000 ($500USD) and two bags of rice after sharing their sordid experiences at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN). (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV) Tracy Stephen practically demonstrates how more than 48 migrants were squeezed "like sardines" into a vehicle meant for 8 on their three-day journey from the Nigeria-Niger border through the Sahara Desert to Sakha in Libya. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV) One of the deportee's sheds tears after receiving her own portion of the N10,000,000 ($33,000) gift presented to the group after they came to The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations to seek refuge. They are the fourth group of deportees who have received help from the church in 2016. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV) Osama Osifo, a student at the University of Benin, narrated how he was kidnapped during his journey in Libya on route to Europe from Nigeria. His elderly father died "because of the shock" during the period of his incarceration abroad. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV) Precious Chioma cries as she recounts the ordeal she passed through with her two sons in their attempt to illegally travel to Europe from Nigeria. She sold all of her possessions to finance the trip but ended up in a Libyan prison after she was caught with her children hiding in suffocating conditions inside a watermelon truck. (PRNewsFoto/Emmanuel TV)

Die Welt ringt darum, Europas größte Migrantenkrise zu bewältigen. Dennoch starben im Jahr 2016 mehr als 3.500 Menschen bei dem Versuch, das Mittelmeer zu überqueren.  

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Während sich die Schlagzeilen auf die Zahlen der Migranten beschränken, die auf der Suche nach besseren wirtschaftlichen Chancen tödliche Risiken auf sich nehmen, bleiben die persönlichen Schreckensgeschichten dieser Menschen häufig unerzählt.

"The Synagogue Church Of All Nations" (SCOAN), eine Kirche in Lagos, kommt Deportierten regelmäßig zu Hilfe, die die Kirche zwecks finanzieller und psychologischer Unterstützung nach diesen gescheiterten Reisen aufsuchen.

Am Sonntag, dem 16. Oktober 2016, enthüllte eine Gruppe nigerianischer aus Libyen Deportierter erschreckende Details über die unmenschlichen Bedingungen, unter denen sie auf ihren Reisen durch Nordafrika und über das Mittelmeer in Richtung Europa litten.

Tracy Stephen, eine 23-Jährige aus Edo State, Nigeria, sprach in der SCOAN bei einer Live-Übertragung auf Emmanuel TV unter Tränen im Namen einer Gruppe von zweiundfünfzig Menschen. Sie berichtete über grausame Einzelheiten der Folter, des Missbrauchs und des Hungers, dem sie und ihre Mitreisenden ausgesetzt waren - dazu gehörte das Trinken aus einem Brunnen mit einer Leiche darin, das nur knappe Entgehen eines Erstickungstods beim Verstecken in einem LKW unter Melonen sowie die Vergewaltigung junger Mädchen unter vorgehaltener Pistole durch ihre Schleuser.

Nachdem sie sich glücklich wähnte, die Tortur der ersten Etappe der Reise überlebt zu haben, entkam sie bei der Überfahrt nach Italien nur knapp dem Tod, als dem überfüllten Schlauchboot das Benzin ausging. "Es gab keine Schwimmwesten, und keiner von uns konnte schwimmen", erklärte sie und fügte hinzu, dass unter den 140 Insassen des Boots auch Kinder und Babys waren.

Nachdem sie glücklicherweise von der libyschen Küstenwache gerettet wurde, musste sie drei Monate im Gefängnis ausharren, ehe sie im Zuge der Intervention durch die International Organization for Migration (IOM) in ihre Heimat Nigeria zurückgebracht und anschließend gemeinsam mit anderen Deportierten zu der für ihren humanitären Einsatz bekannten Kirche (SCOAN) gefahren wurde.

Tracy Stephens Erzählung war nur eine von vielen verstörenden Geschichten, darunter der Bericht über eine Frau, deren zwei Kinder gezwungen waren, ihr Urin zu trinken, um zu überleben. Während die Gemeindemitglieder und Zuschauer von Emmanuel TV über die schrecklichen Erzählungen schockiert waren,  warnte T.B. Joshua vor weiteren ähnlichen Reisen.  "Man gelangt nur an den Ort, den Gott für einen vorgesehen hat, nicht dorthin, wo man vielleicht gerne sein möchte", mahnte er.

Zur Unterstützung unterdrückter Deportierter überreichte T.B. Joshua ein Geldgeschenk in Höhe von 10.000.000 NGN (33.000 USD), so dass jedes Gruppenmitglied 150.000 NGN (500 USD) erhielt sowie zwei Säcke Reis, um damit ein neues Leben beginnen zu können.

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