By Ikeugonna Eleke
Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), an agency of the Anambra State Government, has shut down a brothel in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The brothel, Happiness Guest House, is said to be notorious for harbouring sex workers, drug peddlers and other criminals.
No fewer than 10 sex workers were rescued by the enforcement team, including under-aged girls during the visit.
A press release by the Managing Director of the Agency, Chief Celestine Anere, stated that the operation was embarked upon after due monitoring of the place.
He said: ‘This operation was carried out after intelligence report showed that their illegal activities have aided all kinds of crimes, ranging from drug trafficking to under-aged sex workers.
‘The brothel is also a hideout for armed robbers and all sorts of criminal activities.’
He vowed to ensure that the operators of the facility were arrested and prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others who might be running similar illegal activities in the state.
