Lagos police rescue three Akwa Ibom teenagers from forced prostitution
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the police in Lagos have rescued three teenage girls from prostitution at the Itamaga area of Ikorodu in the state.
Confirming the arrest in a statement on Friday, the police spokesperson in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, identified the victims as Saviour, 14, Bright, 13 and Deborah, 12 (surnames withheld).
Mr Hundeyin said the girls were rescued on January 8, at about 6:00 p.m., when a patrol team noticed their suspicious movements within the area.
“Upon questioning, the girls revealed that they were fleeing the custody of a mistress who brought them from Akwa Ibom to Lagos under the guise of employment,” he said.
He said preliminary investigation revealed that the mistress locked the victims up and deny them food.
“Upon reaching Lagos, the girls were locked up by their mistress still at large in a hotel and starved for days as a means to force them into accepting prostitution.
“Contact has been established with the victims’ families,” he said.
He said that the Commander RRS, Olayinka Egbeyemi, has transferred the victims to the Gender Unit of the Lagos command for further investigation.
(NAN)
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