World of Secrets: Death in Dubai — Episode 6, "The Deal"

BBC, October 20, 2025
Host: Renaco Selena
Season 9 Finale

Overview:

This gripping season finale plunges listeners behind the viral scandal of Mona Kizz’s death in Dubai—with a hidden camera operation targeting Abby (Charles Muesigwa), a man alleged to be orchestrating a large-scale prostitution network exploiting African women. Investigators go undercover, extracting evidence, and bring their findings to Mona's bereaved family, laying bare the mechanics and human cost of sex trafficking in Dubai.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Undercover Operation: The Meet with Abby

• Preparation and Risk:
  Undercover reporter Mark poses as a party organizer seeking women for wealthy clients in Dubai, with ex-insider Troy facilitating contact with Abby.

  • Tension and risk are palpable as Mark preps spy gear and reviews the plan (00:10–01:26).
  • “What he’s doing is really risky. And after this, he’s going to have to lie low.” — Renaco Selena (01:51)

• First Contact at Abby's Villa:

  • Mark is taken past Dubai’s glittering towers to a nondescript townhouse; the gang is cautious but unperturbed by Mark’s approach (02:02–03:17).
  • Abby is “relaxed...completely unsurprised” upon meeting a stranger (03:50).

Notable Quote:

“Whoa, man. I’ve heard so much about you, man.”
— Mark (03:07)

Abby's Pitch: The Sex Trade Business (03:50–08:44)

• Abby’s Role and Attitude

  • Abby openly offers to supply women for any kind of “entertainment” in Dubai for wealthy clients.
    • “We’ve got enough girls… like twenty-five girls, and fresh all the time.” — Abby (04:33–04:44)
    • Women “will do whatever,” “open minded,” “can pretty much do anything” (05:09).
    • Price starts at $1,000 per woman, with extra for “more crazy stuff” like group sex or degrading acts (05:14–05:46).

• Mechanics of the Operation

  • Abby boasts of handling large numbers, rotating new women in via “two villas” (04:51).
  • He describes his journey: former UK bus driver, moved to Dubai in 2012, switched from the phone business to trafficking women after spotting “a market for black girls” (07:06–07:25).

• Self-Justification

  • Abby frames himself as a benefactor:
    • “It’s become part of me. The girls enjoy it and they make their money… they sleep in a nice place… they’re pretty much happy.” — Abby (08:13)
  • Host Renaco counters this, drawing a stark contrast with survivor accounts of abuse and control (08:23).

Memorable Exchange:

“I’d like to retire, to sit up familiar because they make good money, because everything’s organized. They sleep in a nice place. …they’re pretty much happy.”
— Abby (08:13)

“That’s certainly not what I’ve heard. In fact, it couldn’t be further from what Kira, Mia and Hope told me about how he treated them and Monica.”
— Renaco Selena (08:23)

Evidence Gathering and Abby’s Denials (09:36–14:56)

• After the Sting: Evidence in Hand

  • Undercover footage confirms Abby supplies women for prostitution, describing the business in Abby’s own words (09:36).
  • Abby continues communication, sending account details, discussing logistics for moving girls and cash (10:13–11:49).

• Expansion Efforts & Visa Hurdles

  • Abby seeks new recruits from Kenya via another undercover (Oscar in Nairobi), laments trouble with Dubai’s tightened visa regime: “The problem… is the visa rejections in Dubai. …Kenyan visas are now on the list…” (14:26–14:56).

• Victims’ Plight

  • Recalled by Monica’s friend Mia:

    “There are girls at Abby’s place who are already dead inside, but they just keep moving. …They’re all suffering. If you don’t stop Abby, it’s going to continue happening.” (15:18)

Failed Confrontation: Attempt to Interview Abby in the UK (15:44–20:43)

• Chasing Abby Across Countries

  • Mark arranges to meet Abby in the UK under the guise of negotiating further deals; Abby travels for a phone auction but repeatedly evades face-to-face questioning.
  • Investigators follow Abby to Kendal and then Manchester airport, racing to confront him before his flight.

• The Brief Confrontation

  • Renaco finally confronts Abby at the airport via phone as he’s boarding:

    “We have evidence that you’re operating a prostitution ring in Dubai. What do you have to say to this?”
    [Abby hangs up] (20:29–20:42)

• Abby’s Texted Defenses

  • Abby attempts to minimize his role, blaming the victims:

    “Bro, please stop tarnishing my name… If I deal in mobile phones and happen to know many of them, is it my fault?” (21:08)

  • He describes Monica—as others have done online—in demeaning terms, blaming her for substance abuse and not paying debts (22:05).

Bringing the Truth Home: Sharing the Investigation with Monica’s Family (26:53–36:22)

• The Family’s Grief and Questions

  • Host Renaco joins Monica’s family by video in Uganda to deliver evidence and findings, balancing the need for truth and compassion (28:11–31:13).
  • The family expresses anguish and a lingering hope that Monica could be alive; Renaco gently confirms the loss.

• The Footage and the Trafficker Identified

  • Family watches undercover clips; Michael, Monica’s relative, confirms Abby as the key figure in her exploitation:

    “That’s the guy… He told me Monique was not the first and is not the last. The guy told me exactly. He is the embassy, he is the police. Nothing I can do to him.” — Michael (33:39)

• Call for Justice

  • Family member Innocent responds:

    “This finding is going to be a beginning point for us to have justice.” — Innocent (34:19)

  • Rona and Michael emphasize the urgency of stopping Abby and securing justice for Monica and other victims (36:50).

• Family Advice and Hopes

  • Monica’s niece:

    “Please go on, do your work… investigation, it’s so sensitive. So please think about your life also.” — Rona (35:44)

  • Michael urges the family not to take vigilante action but to press for authorities’ intervention (36:22).

Notable Moments & Quotes

Abby’s Brazen Business Pitch:

“Many are open minded, many can do pretty much everything… I’ve got some pretty nasty crazy.”
— Abby (05:09, 06:04)

Michael’s Description of Abby’s Power:

"He is the embassy, he is the police. Nothing I can do to him.”
— Michael (33:39)

Host’s Assessment:

“Everyone I’ve met along this investigation has painted this picture of a man who avoids accountability, whether in the face of family members, whether in the face of authorities.”
— Renaco Selena (24:50)

Family’s Call for Justice:

“This finding is going to be a beginning point for us to have justice.”
— Innocent (34:19)

Hope for Change:

“You can save these young girls.”
— Rona (36:50)

Important Timestamps

• 00:54 Mark reviews plan for meeting Abby
• 03:17 Abby arrives for first undercover meeting
• 04:33 Abby: “We’ve got enough girls…”
• 08:13 Abby claims girls are happy, “It’s become part of me.”
• 09:36 Undercover footage secured
• 14:26 Abby on visa rejections—expanding operation
• 20:29 BBC attempts direct confrontation at the airport
• 21:08 Abby denies via WhatsApp, blames victims
• 28:11 Renaco delivers findings to Monica’s family
• 33:39 Family identifies Abby as key trafficker
• 34:19 Family vows to pursue justice

Tone and Language

The episode maintains the BBC’s journalistic focus—methodical, urgent, but always empathetic when involving survivors and a grieving family. Abby, when recorded undercover, is brash and transactional, shifting to defensive minimization and victim-blaming under pressure.

Conclusion

Episode 6, "The Deal," is a harrowing exposé of exploitation, featuring hard-won undercover evidence, direct attempts to hold perpetrators accountable, and fraught conversations with those left behind. It closes the investigation with a call for justice, underscoring the immense courage of victims and families who demand the world acknowledge what happened to Mona Kizz and, by extension, so many others.