The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Enugu state command, Friday, paraded six girls who were recovered from two different brothels in the state.
National Mirror reports that the arrests were made through the combined efforts of the Enugu State Child Fostering and Adoption Committee headed by Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, Archbishop of the Anglican Communion, Enugu State Province and NSCDC.
The girls, Chinaza Okoye (18) SS3 student from Agulu, Anambra state, Ogbu; Gloria (15) SS3 student from Effium, Ebonyi State, Ifeoma Agbo (21) JSS3 student from Ezzamgbo Ebonyi State, Esther Ani (23) SS2 student from Agbani, Enugu State, Aku Udeze Favour (24) SS3 student from Uzo-Uwani, Enugu State and Lovett Mbamalu (18) SS2 student from Ifitedunu Anambra State, are mostly school drop-outs.
They were allegedly kept in the brothels where men pay N1000 per night to sleep with them in order to impregnate them and held hostage until they put to bed.
The girls were also paraded with proprietors of the brothels; Chief George Obike, owner of Star Palace Hotel located at No. 4 Mission Avenue, Coal Camp Enugu and Azubuike Aneke, owner of Zubynet Hotel, 26 Okpara Avenue Enugu.
They were both alleged to be engaged in the illicit business.
The proprietors of the brothels, Obika and Aneke, however, refuted claims that they were engaged in baby factory business, insisting that they run the brothels as prostitution ring where girls pay N100 per night for lodging.
The girls however revealed that they were in the brothels for prostitution only.
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