Mariam Mamusu Bangura Carew Escaped initiation turned Wanted

MY STORY I am Mariam Mamusu Bangura Carew. A former resident of 172 Fourah bay Road, Freetown Sierra Leone. I was born on the 6th of January 1990. My parent Issa Bangura and Fatmata Bangura are from Lunsar. My mother Fatmata Bangura was head of the Secret Sowei Society in Lunsar. She is well known to have mystical powers. My mother is now late but before her death, she had earmarked me to be her successor in her secret Sowei Society. I hated that society and was afraid of joining them. When my mother died on the 5th of July 2021, her colleagues in the secret power society wanted to get me initiated. On the day of my mother's funeral 15th July 2021, the discussion came up that as tradition demands, I should replace my mother. But I am a religious person and I hate anything that is tied to evil. So I vowed that I will never in my life join or become a member of any secret society. So on the same night of the funeral, they stormed our house to capture me. A friend had already told me about their coming and when I heard the song from a distance, I decided to maneuver to escape their wrath. The reason for my fear is as a result of the experience of initiates who died during the process. So I had to use the back door and enter the bush path whilst they were desperately searching for me. I was made to understand that a friend of mine who was part of them was badly treated and reprimanded on the allegation that she might have given a hint to me about the plan to get me initiated. So I managed to escape through the bush path on the night of 15th July 2021

I came to Freetown, and Whilst in Freetown, I tried to look out for a safer place because I realized it will be easier for them to track me there because the distance between Lunsar and Freetown can be covered within two hours on the vehicle. Whilst in Freetown, I had to be in hiding until I had someone called Ishmael Jalloh to help me put my documents together to travel out of the country. after putting my documents together. I left Freetown on the 7th of September 2021 and arrived in Italy on the 8th of September 2021. Upon arrival, all my documents were taken off me. The person who was to receive me in Italy was not seen and was alleged to have negotiated a deal on my behalf into prostitution without my knowledge. On the very night, a guy came into my room and advanced at me trying to get rid of my clothes to have sex with me. I refused but the guy insisted and was saying he had already paid for me. I never knew I have been subjected to prostitution and that resulted in to fight between us and I managed to slipped off and get out of the house and ran to the street. Some few days after, I joined a bus which took me to France. I spent that night at the bus station as I couldn't find any better way to seek refuge. I was later directed to a place where illegal immigrants are been attended to. I arrived in France on the 20th of September 2021. Whilst in France, I came to know that I have been declared wanted. A friend of mine named Sawdatu Kamara came in touch with me through email and told me there is a report about me on a newspaper website that I have been declared wanted and that I should be careful and should continue to be in hiding because my life is at high risk if within the country. This is my story.