AMOTEKUN BURST PROSTITUTION RING INVOLVING YOUNG GIRLS IN OGUN
Akpo Ojo Amotekun have busted a sex trafficking syndicate in Ogun State where teenage girls are used as sex slaves. A 14-year-old girl who sleeps with men for as low as ₦1,000 was rescued during the raid on the facility harbouring the girls by Amotekun officers. The 14-year-old victim who hails from Akwa Ibom State, said she was lured on the promise that she’d work as a sales girl. When she got there, she was given some drugs, her hair was cut by the boss lady who told her that, if she runs away, she’d use the hair to kill her. Since then, she has been working as a prostitute for her madam, Mrs. Edem Joy, who claimed she also had a boss, Mrs. Okutoro Yemisi. It was revealed, that the syndicate lures young unsuspecting girls from Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Delta States, but mostly from Akwa Ibom State, making them swear an oath with their blood, hair and or Bible, that they would never confess or run away. The victims are thereafter, tied down with drugs and charms, and are then dispatched to different hotels, with the promise of letting them go after a year and settling them with a phone and a box of clothes. The girls disclosed that their boss uses the tissue used by the men for ritual purposes because they ensure they submit it after every session. They charge as low as ₦1, 000 and as high as ₦5, 000, but submit all the cash to Mrs. Edem. The youngest amongst them was a 12-year-old girl. Authorities received an anonymous tip on February 8, 2025. They were arrested at Railway Line Hotel, Old Bank Bus Stop, in Ifo Town. Lubricants, drugs, cash and charms were reportedly recovered from the suspects.