The Anambra State Government, under its Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) initiative, has shut down a brothel in Amawbia, located in the Awka South Local Government Area and rescued 10 s€x workers.
Reports indicate that the establishment, whose name was withheld, was notorious for hosting underage s€x workers, drug dealers, armed robbers, and other criminals.
During the raid conducted by operatives of the OCHA Brigade, at least 10 sex workers, including minors, were rescued.
In a press statement released on Thursday, the agency’s Managing Director, Celestine Anere, explained that the operation followed extensive monitoring of the brothel.
“This operation was carried out after an intelligence report showed that their illegal activities had aided all kinds of crimes, ranging from drug trafficking to under-aged sex workers,” Anere said.
He added, “The brothel is also a hideout for armed robbers and all sorts of criminal activities. We have vowed to ensure that the operators of the facility are arrested and prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others who might be running similar illegal activities in the state.”
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