The legendary forward who plays for Turkish club Antalyaspo, termed the rumors as 'absolutely unfounded' calling those spreading them not to waste their precious time looking for thrills but to work 'to prevent other brothers from deprived of their dignity.
The issue comes at the back of reports that migrants in Libya are being sold on "slave markets", with thousands of men, women and children being subjected to rape and forced prostitution.
It is believed that these migrants are sold between Sh20,000 and Sh50,000 as a property.
Read Eto'o's Facebook post below.
Several sites have circulated a rumor that I would have given money to every migrant returnee, in relation to a topical issue. This rumor is absolutely unfounded!
I would therefore take advantage of this opportunity, dear brothers and sisters, to emphasize that love prevents more evils than money can solve.
So let's not waste our precious time looking for thrills at the expense of grieving people, but let us use this time to prevent other brothers from being deprived of their dignity.
Let us not just react when we can prevent, because among these victims are certainly people who have been our neighbours at some point, but to whom we have not daigné to look kindly.
Let us build our Africa by having a positive impact on each other!
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