I slept with 12 men daily-year-old sex worker rescued in Ogun says

A 14-year-old survivor of sex trafficking in Ogun State’s Ifo Local Government Area revealed she was forced to sleep with 10 to 12 men daily while held captive. The victim trafficked from Akwa Ibom State on January 29, 2024, was rescued during a raid by the Ogun State Amotekun Corps on February 12. The operation led to the arrest of 15 suspected sex workers and their boss, Idem Joy, at the Railway Line Hotel in Ifo. Items recovered included N819,600, drugs, condoms, energy enhancers, and lubricants.

The victims, aged 12 to 39, were allegedly trafficked from Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Delta states. They disclosed being coerced into taking a traumatic oath, which involved being stripped naked and having parts of their hair cut for ritual purposes to prevent them from escaping or speaking out.

When interrogated, the 14-year-old survivor who says she is a JSS3 dropout, said before her arrival, she was told that she would serve as a sales girl, but on getting to the state, she found herself in prostitution.

“They did not tell me that this is what I will be doing; they only told me that I would be a sales girl when I arrive. So I came with my friend, Glory, but she works at another hotel.

”On getting here, I was given some drugs to take before I started the work. She (Idem Joy) cut some hair from my head, saying whenever I run she would use my hair to kill me.

”For some she took their pictures and others their blood,” she said

“Sometimes I make N20,000 per day depending on the turnout. I sleep with 10 to 12 men a day, they pay N1,000 or N2,000 it depends.”