‘How older sex workers recruit under-aged girls as sex slaves’

 *Police rescue, arrest suspects as rights group calls for synergy

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested some commercial sex workers in brothels at Azikiwe Street, Mile 2, Diobu Port Harcourt City Local Council of Rivers State, who have been allegedly exploiting naive under-aged girls as sex slaves.    They were arrested after operatives raided one of the brothels on August 6. The Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the arrest yesterday, said some under-aged girls were rescued, but did not give further details.

NAIJA LIVE TV learnt that some commercial sex workers has left some brothels in the area after officers from Rumulomeni (Iwofe) Police station alerted the Azikiwe Police Division in charge of the jurisdiction, following a compliant they received from a relative of one of the under-aged girls before raiding the brothel.

A resident, Peter Okosa, commended the police for rescuing the under-aged girls in the brothel at Azikiwe. Okosa explained that the older commercial sex workers who are no longer attractive to their prospective male customers go to villages to bring under-aged girls between 13 and 16 year.

According to him, they deceived their parents that they are coming to learn a trade and upon arrival at the brothels, the girls are made to swear an oath of secrecy.

“It is alarming that the older sex workers who are no longer attractive to their prospective male customers go to villages to bring these under-aged girls between ages 13 and 16 , deceiving their parents that they want to teach them trade without telling them the kind of trade.

“Upon arrival at the brothel, the girls are made to swear an oath of secrecy. The older commercial sex workers referred to as ‘madam’ collect between N500 to N1,000 for short time services from each of the girls and also collect N2,500 to N3,500  for all night services from their male customers.  

“The under-aged girls are often given target of   N20,000 everyday and failure to meet the target attracted physical torture from their ‘adams’”

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