Anambra State Government, through its Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, has shut down a brothel in Amawbia in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the brothel (name withheld) is notorious for harbouring underaged sex workers, drug peddlers, armed robbers and other criminals.
During the raid on the hotel by the operatives of the OCHA Brigade, no fewer than 10 sex workers were rescued by the enforcement team, including underaged girls.
A press statement on Thursday by the agency’s Managing Director, Celestine Anere, stated that the agency embarked upon the operation after due monitoring of the place.
Anere said, “This operation was carried out after an intelligence report showed that their illegal activities had aided all kinds of crimes, ranging from drug trafficking to under-aged sex workers.
“The brothel is also a hideout for armed robbers and all sorts of criminal activities.
“We have vowed to ensure that the operators of the facility are arrested and prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others who might be running similar illegal activities in the state.”
(PUNCH)