Police arrest 54 prostitutes, 58 men in Calabar

Cross Rivers State Police Commissioner,Henry Fadairo
The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police on
Tuesday raided Peace Garden Hotel popularly called `Flower
Mills Joint’ and arrested 54 prostitutes and 56 men who had
gone to patronise them.
The operation was led by the Cross River State Security Adviser,
Mr. Jude Ngaji.
Addressing journalists after the raid which lasted for about four
hours, Ngaji said the hotel had been turned into a brothel for
commercial sex workers in Calabar.
He added that the brothel had been used for criminal activities,
selling of drugs and a hideout for criminals in the area.
“Given the tourism status of Cross River, Gov. Ayade frowns on
this despicable act where under aged girls are engaged in
prostitution.
“He has therefore vowed to take drastic and decisive measures
to stem the ugly trend. He has directed that the place be raided
and shut down forthwith.
“Consequently, the governor has warned that other persons or
groups involved in this unwholesome practice should in their
own interest desist henceforth or face the wrath of the law,”
Ngaji stated.
According to him, the office of the State Security Adviser, in
collaboration with security agents in the state, is working to
ensure that criminals and prostitutes are shown the way out of
the state.
He said, “In collaboration with the office of the Area Command
in Calabar, we used 11 trucks in conveying the girls and men to
the Command.
“Each time you pass here at night, you find under-aged girls of
about 13 and 14 years standing by and waiting for men. This
place has become an area of concern to the state and Cross
Riverians.
“This place has become a Sodom and Gomorrah in Cross River
and the raid was carried out to stop prostitution and criminality
in the state. All the girls that were caught here are prostitutes
and some of them were caught in compromising positions.
“There is no law that legalizes prostitution in Nigeria. The girls
will be tried in court and we will ensure that they are returned
back to their respective states.”
He advised teenage girls to take their studies seriously and
engage themselves in meaningful activities, rather than
choosing the path of prostitution as a means of livelihood
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