No fewer than 30 suspected commercial sex workers have been arrested in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, following security concerns and the discovery of suspected illicit drugs at an unapproved building operating as a guest house.
The arrests were made during a joint enforcement operation led by the Commissioner for Capital City Development and Urban Planning, Richard Ugo Idike, alongside the Commissioner for Internal Security, Prince Etta Uka Ude, security operatives, and members of the ministry’s task force.
Addressing journalists during the inspection, Idike expressed deep concern over the security threats posed by activities at the facility, noting that the influx of occupants from various states raised serious public safety alarms.
“The presence of individuals reportedly drawn from different states within an unapproved facility raises critical security and public safety concerns for the area” Idike stated
The Commissioner disclosed that enforcement officers discovered substances suspected to be hard drugs during the sweep, including wrappers containing local variants known as ‘Colos’ and Indian hemp. Security operatives immediately seized the contraband and secured the site.