CHUKA UBAH
Police operatives from the Anambra State Command have rescued four under aged girls between 13 and 15 years, who were turned into sex slaves by their Madam, Auntie Success and were making huge sums of money from fees for sex.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Madam Success, was said to have promised the victims, who hailed from Akwa Ibom State and aged 15, 14, 15 and 13 years respectively, of providing job opportunities in Agbor, Delta State.
They were initially informed that their duties entailed selling drinks in a beer parlour, not knowing that they were being trafficked for prostitution, which they discovered on their arrival.
They became trapped and some of them wanted to escape but were held back after the captor, Madam Success, brought a native doctor to place them on oath so that they will not escape.
The dastardly act was going for sometime before the Police busted, rescued the victims and arrested Madam Success for allegedly trafficking four female teenagers in Anambra State.
This was disclosed by the Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ify Obinabo, who said that the suspect was arrested by officials of the Ministry in conjunction with the State Police Command.
According to the Commissioner, the victims were rescued on Friday and the suspect immediately arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender -Based Violence Magistrate Court in Awka, where she was denied bail and committed to the Correctional Centre.
She said: ”The rescue operation was carried out in conjunction with the Anambra State Police Command after I was hinted of the crime. Without hesitation, we swung into action with the security operatives and ensured that the suspect was traced and arraigned in Court without delay”.
She reiterated the State Government’s resolve to ensure that human traffickers were not pampered and urged members of the public to always report any suspicious activity within their area.
Narrating their ordeal, one of the victims said they were paid the sum of N400 daily from the proceeds of N1,000 or N2000 paid to their madam by the men they slept with.
“The men pay the sum of N2000 or N1000 directly to our madam, who only gives us N400 everyday for feeding. With the direct payment to Madam Success, we don’t have any cash at hand.”
“About five different men usually slept with each of us every night. The skimpy clothes we wear were bought for us from the proceeds of the business.”
“We made several attempts to escape, but were punished severely after one of us reported our plans to our madam.”
“That action made our madam to take us to a herbalist, who forced us to take oath that we will never run away, or we will die”, she said.
She said they were lured into the act in their quest to secure their school fees and commended the Commissioner for coming to their rescue and providing them shelter.