Juliana Francis
The Lagos State Police Command has launched a man-hunt for a woman, who lured underaged girls to the state with the promise of a job, but later locked and starved them, to make them prostitutes for her.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, explained that officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), rescued the three teenagers from prostitution in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Hundeyin stated: “The girls were rescued on January 8, 2023, at about 6:am 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. Preliminary investigation revealed that the victims, Saviour aged 14, Bright aged 13 and Deborah aged 12, upon reaching Lagos were locked 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.”
The Commander RRS, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Saheed Olayinka Egbeyemi, has in line with the directive of the commissioner of police Lagos state, CP Abiodun Alabi, transferred the victims to the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Command for further investigation.
