The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of five female teenagers and a young lady over an alleged ‘fetish’ sex trade with one Alhaji Burkar Hassan.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mrs. Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the arrest of the teenage girls and the unidentified young lady, said they confessed they were given N10, 000 each for the night.
Kalu said there had been suspicion over the illicit sex business and fears that it could be fetish as the teenage female sex hawkers were subjected to special spirit bath after sex bouts.’
“The arrest of the girls took place last week following a tip-off on their activities around Warri Motor Park during nightfall,” Kalu added.
Mother of one of the girls, who pleaded anonymity, narrated to The Punch how she initiated the arrest when her daughter spent the night outside.
According to her, “When I saw them, I knew that they must know about the whereabouts of my daughter who did not pass the night in my house.
“It was the first time my daughter, a Primary 3 pupil, would sleep out. I decided to lodge a complaint to the police because we have been hearing stories about these girls sleeping with one Alhaji for money,” the victim’s mother stated.
The PPRO, however, noted that the police were on the trail of the Alhaji, adding that the suspects were arrested by detectives attached to ‘A’ Division Police Station, Warri area of the state.
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