The police in Ghana have detained about 50 commercial s*x workers, including Nigerian women.
On Saturday night, June 10, 2023, the Eastern Regional capital of Koforidua saw the arrest of the sex workers as a result of a special operation led by Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi, Member of Parliament for the New Juaben South Constituency.
The increase in commercial s*x work activities in Koforidua, according to the MP who also serves as the deputy minister of trade and industry, has the potential to negatively corrupt youth and damage the city’s respected reputation.
Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi estimates that 90% of the suspects detained by the Koforidua Police are Nigerian women, while the remaining suspects are Ghanaians.
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The MP called on locals, particularly landlords, to provide information about commercial s*x workers in their area so the police can crack down on them while confirming the operation and arrest while addressing congregants at Pentecost International Worship Center in Koforidua (PIWC-KOFORIDUA) on Sunday, June 11. The MP also stated that prostitution will not be encouraged in Koforidua.
“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 per cent 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.
The MP had on January 1, 2023, raised concern that “child prostitution cases are on the rise in Koforidua.
“Children between the ages of 12 and upwards are engaging in prostitution. You must help us fight this canker. Some irresponsible adults have established brothels recruiting these young girls and women and s*xually exploiting them,” he said.
