Ex-Inter Milan and AC Milan centre-back Taribo West said he used his church in Italy to house stranded immigrants, including Nigerians.
The 46-year-old has become a full-time minister since he retired from football in 2007, and he has founded his own church named the Shelter in the Storm Miracle Ministries of All Nations.
Nigerian women are reportedly exploited for sex trafficking in the European country after getting through the Italian borders illegally.
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During his stay in Milan between 1997 and 2001, West revealed how he used resources to improve the lives of immigrants who found no place to stay.