Edo Raid 'Ashawo' Joints In Benin City, Make Arrests

earlier in the month in line with the Adosted law on human Trafficking and irregular migration. The suspect who protested her innocence, as seen in the video made available on Tuesday by one of the popular teav broadcasters in the state, the Bora ava Ogefun, was forced into the task force vehicle, but she continued to protest her innocence, insisting she only came out to buy something. The leader of the task force, who accused her of being stubborn, ordered his men to

take her away. It is not clear if she was the tened or the task force set her free, as the helpless lady was seen calling her boyfriend and apparently wailing while she was inside the vehicle. One of the task force officers asked how the whereabouts of her bag or small handburg commercial sex workers the home that do contain some few clothes that used for exchange and mecofs. The arrested suspect, who appeared to be provoked, raised her voice on the task force officer that she does not

have that she only came out to buy food. Earlier, in February thirty four persons were arrested and paraded by the Endorsed Migration Agency EDMARD. When the agency vasted joints of the under aged commercial sets workers, who were said to be people who came into the city from other

states in Nigeria. It would be recalled that in twenty twenty two, we had reported that the then adosted government under the leadership of Governor Godwin Obaseki, has begun the mass arrest of strength prostitutes, often referred to as ashawa

or night workers. A campaign constant led available to the public before the mass arrest commenced in some major locations around the Many metropolis in July twenty twenty two, indicata that the government wants the commercial sex workers just out of the Ihama Zapomba gr Sapele Road, a mol Road, Duncen Permission extension and a Kiwan road in the state capital.

Also early this month, as part of the Adosted government strategy to strengthen irregular migration laws and cove the mennace of human trafficking, Adsted Migration Agency held a meeting with hoteler's operators in the state. Details of the meeting as content in the press release med available by the Public

Relations Unit of the Adoorsted Migration Agency rates below. The Director General, Honorable Lucky Adazuma, received hotelier operato in his office in line with the ongoing sensitization on the need to get them profiled. In his remark, the ages stated that the invitation was to enlighten them about the menders of human trafficking and irregular with the new law of the Endol State Migration Agency, so as to be guided in their operations because some of the hotels might be

doing what the blunt law is a crime. He noted that the agency is collaborating with key stakeholders in the states and outside the state to find the menders of human trafficking and irregular migration and redeem the beautiful name of Edol people. Furthermore, the DG gathered strong warning to those involved in human exploitation, augan harvesting, sexual exploitation and child trafficking to desist from it and if found guilty, the traffical risks john term and the property will be confiscated.

He further stressed that the state government has set out strategies to profile blottos across the state to have an idea of their operation and it is a serious offense

if delied access when carrying out investigations. He therefore informed the hotelers to ensure streets adherance to the laws and collaborate with the agency using the Sea Something, Say Something and sorted out method as as as in his closing remarks, the dj tanks those that adhere to the invitation and encourage others to make themselves available for profiling to ensure streets adherance to the law and together fight against human trafficking and the regular migration is achieved.