The underage girls, who were allegedly trafficked from Rivers State, were rescued during a raid at Fagoma Hotel on Friday, April 15, 2022.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Wednesday, April 20, said, “On 15/4/2022 at about 2330hrs, the Command received information that Fagoma Hotel located at Aragba in Otokutu in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State is being used as a brothel where underage children are tr@fficked and used as sex slaves.
The command upon receiving this disturbing information raided the brothel and the following underage girls were rescued: Happiness Johnson, 13, Esther Godspower, 21, Angel John, 22, Miracle Bishop, 19 and 19-year-old Happiness Isreal.
Investigations revealed a lady identified simply as Joy — now at large — tr@fficked the underage girls from Rivers State took them to Patani where they were forced into taking an oath before they were brought to Otu-Jeremi and harbored by one Edwin Etareri the owner of the said br#thel and his wife one Mrs Grace Etariri currently in custody.
10 suspected female commercial sex workers and 10 males were arrested during the operation. The investigation is ongoing.”
