Police in Anambra raid a brothel, rescue nine child sex workers.

On Monday, Anambra State Police Command agents raided a hotel and freed nine minors who were being used as sex slaves.

While the brothel owner was being detained, the girls, who are reportedly between the ages of 15 and 23, were removed from the hotel.

In a statement released on Monday, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state police spokesman, stated that the police raided the hotel in Awka as a result of reliable information coming from the state ministry of women and social welfare.

Ikenga promised that the girls who were rescued from the brothel will receive rehabilitation before being sent back to their various home states.

He revealed that the owner of the brothel had promised to give the girls additional money so they could send it to their parents in the area after luring them with some money from Ebonyi, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers states to Awka.

Ikenga stated, “Following the information received from Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare on Sunday at 6:00pm, police operatives stormed a hotel in Awka and rescued nine girls within the ages of 15-23years, used for sex slaves and arrested the proprietor of the hotel.

“Meanwhile, further interrogations/confessions of the rescued girls, revealed that the respective persons that brought them to the brothel lured/enticed them on the assurances of giving them jobs to alleviate poverty/needs of their parents and dependents.

“They further confessed to being taken from Ebonyi, Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, and Rivers States. Also, the Police Command is in collaboration with the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare to make sure the girls are taken care of and safely returned to their parents/guardians.

“The Command has condemned the act and frowned at such persons who take advantage of vulnerable individuals to make money and describe such places as a den where criminals take refuge.

“We urge the good people of Anambra to continue to provide the police with information about such places as the joint operations to weed such harbour has commenced,” he narrated.