A 14-year-old survivor of s*x trafficking in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State has revealed that she slept with at least 10 to 12 men daily while in the camp.
The survivor, who claims to be from Akwa Ibom State, was trafficked into Ogun State on January 29, 2024. She was arrested by men of the Ogun State Amotekun Corps during a raid at the s*x trafficking camp in Ifo local government area of the state on February 12.
Fifteen suspected s*x workers and their boss, identified as Idem Joy, were arrested in the raid. The victims, aged between 12 and 39, were allegedly serving as prostitutes at the Railway Line Hotel, located along the old bank road in Ifo.
During the raid, items such as a sum of N819,600, various types of drugs, cartons of condoms, energy enhancers, lubricants, and packs of tissue papers were recovered.
The Corps Commandant, Brigadier General Alade Adedigba (retd.), paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Abeokuta. He stated that 14 of the girls were trafficked from Akwa Ibom, with the others from Cross River and Delta states.
Upon questioning, the 14-year-old survivor revealed that she was coerced into taking an oath, a traumatic experience that involved being stripped naked and having parts of her hair cut off for alleged ritual purposes to scare her from running away or confessing.
The young survivor, who is a JSS3 dropout, said that before her arrival, she was told that she would serve as a sales girl. However, upon arrival, 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.”
The survivor revealed that when she arrived, she was given some drugs to take before she started working. Her boss, Idem Joy, then cut some hair from her head, saying she would use her hair to kill her if she ran away.
The survivor said, “For some she took their pictures and others their blood.”
When asked how much she was paid, 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.”
