Operatives of the Anambra State Police command have uncovered a hotel named Gally Gally in Nkpor region of the state, where teenagers are used for prostitution and s*x slavery.
DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, Spokesperson of the state police command, in a statement on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of the hotel, stating that the security operatives rescued 35 teenage girls, out of whom 4 are pregnant.
He added that they arrested 3 of the alleged traffickers: Mrs Ifeoma Uzo, Mr Chidiebere Alaka and Mr Nweke Chiidiebere.
The police spokesperson noted that “We recovered three pump action guns, seven catridges and cash sum of eight hundred and seventy seven thousand, five hundred naira.
“The suspect arrested are being interrogated with a view to eliciting information on their involvement and unmasking other gang members.
“The police will hand over the victims to the National Agency for the prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for the welfare and rehabilitation of the children”