Nigerian Police Arrest Hotel Owner In Anambra, Rescue Nine Girls Used As Sëx Slaves
The Nigeria Police Force, Anambra State command has arrested a hotel proprietor in the state and rescued nine girls used as sex slaves in the facility.
According to the police in a release on Monday, the police said the girls confessed to have been taken from Ebonyi, Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, and Rivers States.
According to DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, the police command spokesperson, the case has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department Awka SCID, for comprehensive investigation and the owner shall be charged to court afterward.
He said, “Following the information received from Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare yesterday, June 18, by 6pm, police operatives stormed a hotel in Awka and rescued 9 girls within the age bracket of 15-23years, used for sex slaves and arrested the proprietor of the hotel.