The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State Command has arrested a suspected prostitute, identified as Ms. Susan John, for child trafficking.

Ms. Susan was apprehended with six other alleged prostitutes at Royal Crown Hotel on Car Street, Akure.

Parading the suspects on Tuesday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Kayode Balogun, told journalists that the suspect, Ms. Susan, was nabbed after trafficking a victim, named Faith Ekepemephia, from her hometown in Akwa Ibom to Akure for prostitution.

Balogun said officials of the command got wind of the incident through communal help and the command made its own investigation and found out that the culprit was guilty.

“The act is totally unacceptable and wrong for the society. We would make further investigation and hand them over to the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for further interrogation,” he said.

Narrating her ordeal, the victim, Faith‎ Ekpemephia, said she was lured from her hometown in Akwa Ibom to Akure under the guise of serving as a housemaid, but later discovered she had been recruited into prostitution. “A girl from my village in Akwa Ibom who resides in Akure, Ondo State told me that one Madam she currently works with needed the service of a house-help," Faith said.

“The girl told me that I would be helping the Madam for house shores and she shall pay me monthly salary.”

According to her, upon arriving Akure last week Tuesday, she was lodged in a brothel and was introduced into prostitution.

“I Arrived Akure last week Tuesday for the house-help job and lodged in their hotel only to discover that it was a prostitute work she lured me down here to do.

“I cried and told her that I wanted to go back to my village as this was not the type of work she told me about but she threatened me not to go back.”

Faith further revealed that she had to run away from the business as she was already tired of maltreatment.

“The woman always collects the service money from me anytime I want to meet with a man. I have made up to N6000 and slept with more than three men since my arrival,” she said.

However, the suspects and the victim have been handed over to NAPTIP officials.
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