Three teenagers were on Friday rescued from a prostitution ring by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) within Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
The victims identified as Saviour aged 14, Bright aged 13 and Deborah aged 12 were rescued on January 8, 2023, at about 6 am when a patrol team noticed their suspicious movements within the area.
It was gathered that the girls were trafficked from Akwa Ibom to Lagos under the guise of employment.
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.
Confirming the rescue, the spokesperson Lagos State Police Command SP Benjamin Hundeyin said preliminary investigation revealed that the victims, Saviour aged 14, Bright aged 13 and Deborah aged 12 (surnames withheld) 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."
However, the Commander RRS, 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.
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