The Police State Command in Delta has uncovered a place where underaged girls are trafficked and used as sex slaves at Aragba, Otokutu in Ughelli South council.
DSP Bright Edafe, the state PPRO who confirmed the sex house, said on April 15, 2022 at about 2330hrs, the Command received information that Fagoma Hotel located at Delta State is being used as a brothel where the five underaged girls were rescued from the hands of those who trafficked them.
He said when the command received this disturbing information, raided the brothel and rescued the underaged girls which include Happiness Johnson ‘f’ age 13yrs, Esther Godspower ‘f’ age 21yrs, Angel John ‘f’ age 22yrs, Miracle Bishop ‘f’ age 19yrs and Happiness Isreal ‘f’ 19yrs.
Edafe revealed that “one Joy ‘f’ surname unknown now at large trafficked the underaged girls from Rivers State, took them to Patani where they were forced into taking an oath before they were brought to Otu-Jeremi and harbored by one Edwin Etareri the owner of the said brothel.
The PPRO added that Mrs Grace Etariri is currently in custody and 20 Suspects- ten other male suspects and ten female prostitutes – were arrested during the raid.