Nigerian sex workers in Ghana arrested by police at brothels

About 50 sex workers including Nigerian women have been arrested by the Ghana police after they raided  brothels.

According to reports, these sex workers were arrested at popular brothels and ghettos in Koforidua, the capital town in the Eastern Region through a special operation initiated by the Member of Parliament for the New Juaben South Constituency, Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi.

The Member of Parliament together with the police staged this operations due to the rise of the activities in the constituency which has the tendency to negatively corrupt the youth and taint the reputable image of the regional capital.

The police disclosed that about 90 percent sex workers arrested were Nigerians while the rest were Ghanaians and others from other foreign nationals.

“Yesterday, I directed the police to do an operation in town, and so they started the first operation to arrest all those prostitutes who come to our town. We managed to arrest about 50 people, and we will arraign them before the court,” he said.

“About 90 percent are Nigerians. There are Ghanaians. They are coming here to dent the good image of Koforidua. Everybody who is doing that business will not be tolerated. Some may be living in your house. If you know such persons and cannot go to the police station, call me,”

“Prostitution in Koforidua will not be tolerated, and we urge you to help us to deal with the act in the town,” the MP added.