[ 2017-03-30 ]

The ringleader, who has been identified only as Angel, is currently on the run

Two Nigerians arrested for human trafficking
The Baatsona Police have arrested two Nigerian
women for allegedly transporting six of their
compatriots to Ghana to engage in prostitution.

The suspects have been identified as Ify Mba, a
33-year-old actress and Amanda Eze Chioma aka
Faith, 23.

The police, acting on tip-off, raided a hotel in
Accra where the victims aged between 21 and 26
were being sexually exploited.

The ringleader, who has been identified only as
Angel, is currently on the run.

Two victims, who refused to engage in
prostitution, were locked up in a room and denied
food by the mistresses.

The victims, who claimed they were from Anabra,
Enugu, Delta and Abia, alleged that they were
lured by the suspects with juicy deals.

The suspects are currently assisting in police
investigations.

Briefing the media, Chief Superintendent Felix K
Cosmos, the Baatsona Divisional Police Commander,
said the police received information that a group
of Nigerian girls were being escorted by some
adult women to a hotel at Baatsona for
prostitution on Monday, March 24, 2017.

Based on intelligence, the police embarked on an
operation and arrested the two suspects at 7pm.

The six victims were rescued and when they were
interrogated, they said they were brought to Ghana
by Ify Mba and Amanda Chioma on transit to Germany
and Dubai to be employed as house helps, he
added.

The police commander said the victims were
allegedly forced into prostitution by the suspects
who collected the proceeds on a daily basis.

The victims said the suspects often transported
them to night clubs and hotels to engage in
prostitution daily. Four victims were brought into
the country on March 14, 2017 while the other two
were brought to Ghana on March 22, 2017, the
commander said.

“On arrival, we were locked up in a room where
we were made to swear an oath to go into
prostitution or in default go mad. We were later
asked to work and pay an amount of 555,000 Naira,
equivalent to $2,000 each before their release.

“Madame Chioma told us that we would use Ghana
as a transit and that all our traveling documents
would be done in Ghana. A taxi cab was hired from
Nigeria to Ghana and Madam Ify met us on arrival
and took us to the hotel,” the victims said.

“The following morning, they fixed our hair and
eye lashes. When I asked her the reason why we
were to wear the lashes, she told me that it was
to make us beautiful and smart. Realizing that we
were to be used as prostitutes, I refused to wear
the eye lashes and to engage in the prostitution
and so together with my friend, we were locked up
in the room and denied food until the police came
in to rescue us.”

Another victim, who gave her name as Belinda, told
the paper that she had been in the country for two
weeks and had paid 2,000 Naira to the mistresses
as part of her fees through prostitution.

The victims expressed their desire to return to
their country Nigeria.

The police disclosed that they would hand over the
victims to the Anti Human Trafficking Unit to be
transported to Nigeria, adding that the suspects
would be prosecuted.

Source - dailyguideafrica.com

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