Criminals’ den demolished, 20 commercial sex workers, male patrons nabbed in Anambra
Anambra State Government has demolished a guest house and a bar located at Y-Junction, Okpuno in Awka South Local Government. The guest house, serving as a brothel where large caches
Anambra State Government has demolished a guest house and a bar located at Y-Junction, Okpuno in Awka South Local Government.
The guest house, serving as a brothel where large caches of hard drugs were discovered, was also identified as den of criminals and drug peddlers/users.
The manager, storekeeper and barman, including 20 ladies suspected to be commercial sex workers and some male patrons were arrested by operatives of Agunechemba, a local security agency who busted the brothel.
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The operatives, led by Special Adviser to the Governor on Community Security, Mr Ken Emeakayi, intercepted a large consignment of hard drugs from their store during the raid.
Emeakayi cited Anambra Homeland Security Law, which empowers government to take over any property used for kidnapping, drugs and other crimes.
He warned property owners to ensure they verify the identities and activities of their tenants before giving out their property, to avoid being caught in the web.
The Manager, Mr. Paul Chibuike and store operator of the guest house confessed dealing in hard drug, besides letting out their apartment to prostitutes for use as short time joint.
Chibuike, alias “Mandela,” an indigene of Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, said he was only managing the business for his master, who he identified as an Nnewi man.
He said his master also owned another drug outlet in Awka’s red light district, Abakiliki Street.
He insisted that they monitored prostitutes, to prevent them from bringing men to sleep over in the facility.
Some of the drugs found in the facility included: Tramadol, Indian hemp (commonly known as “cana”), nitrous oxide (popularly called “laughing gas”), Rohypnol and several other hard drugs.
The manager disclosed that a locally made single-barrel short gun also found during the raid was abandoned by a guest who used the facility.
