LAGOS— A widow, who was paraded by
Lagos State Police Command alongside
some criminals for allegedly recruiting young
schoolgirls as commercial sex workers in a
hotel in Surulere area of the state during
school hours, has denied the charge.
The suspect, identified as Chinonso
Okolokwo, said she was a commercial sex
worker at the said hotel located at Ikate
area of Surulere.
Briefing newsmen on her arrest, the
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State
Command, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, disclosed that
the suspect’s method was to lure the
students from different secondary schools
around Surulere to the hotel.
Okolokwo, according to the CP, would give
the students clothes to change into and use
them as sex slaves until school closing
hours.
Some of the students, as gathered, went
home with between N1,000 and N2,000,
depending on the number of men they
attended to. But the amount, it was learned,
was just 10 percent of what was paid by
their male customers, while the rest was
allegedly pocketed by their managers,
among who is Okolokwo.
Suspect's story
Speaking with Vanguard, Okolokwo who is
from Ebonyi State, said: “I do not know
anything about the schoolgirls. I am also a
‘hustler’ at Sunderland Hotel. I took to
prostitution after the death of my husband
11 years ago. I have four children, but two
died before my husband.
“I lodged at the hotel for a week or two
before going home to take care of my
children with the proceeds. Several girls
from Abuja and other parts of the country
come there to hustle as well.
“Police raided the hotel and arrested me. I
am not connected with what they alleged.”
Owoseni said investigation was in still ongoing
to ascertain whether there was connivance
between management of the hotel, the
schools authorities, the suspect and her
fleeing cohorts.
Source: vanguard ngr
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