Police Rescue 35 Teenagers Used As Sex Slaves

Police have rescued 35 teenagers “used as sex slaves” at a hotel in the Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria.

Gatekeepers News reports that Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesman of Anambra Police Command announced the development in a statement issued on Wednesday.

Ikenga stated that the teenagers, aged between 14 and 17 years, were made to engage in acts such as prostitution and forced to have babies.

He stated that three suspects were arrested, adding that four of the girls are pregnant.

The statement read, “Following a rigorous analysis of crime trends and pattern, the cooperatives on 13th June 2022, working on information, busted a hotel named Gally Gally in Nkpor where they use children between the ages of 14 years to 17 years as sex slaves, for prostitution and baby factory.

“The operatives rescued 35 girls and four of them are pregnant. The police also arrested three persons namely: Mrs Ifeoma Uzo, ‘F’, 35 yrs, Chidiebere Alaka, ‘M’, 28 years, and Nweke Chidiebere.

“We recovered three pump action guns, seven cartridges, and cash sum of eight hundred and seventy-seven thousand, five hundred naira (#877,500).

“The suspects arrested are being interrogated with a view to eliciting information on their involvement and unmasking other gang members.

“We also have NAPTIP here, whom we shall hand over the victims for the welfare and rehabilitation of the children. All suspects will be charged to court at the end of investigations.”

Ikenga also advised parents and guardians to have a deliberate relationship with their children and wards to help them monitor “unforeseen issues and bad company.”