BROTHELS CLOSURE: NSCDC, NAPTIP EFFECT COURT ORDER

Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) with court officials, over the weekend, effected an order of Federal High Court directing the sealing of two brothels in Rivers State used for human trafficking and other illegal criminal activities.
The affected brothels include Cool Breeze brothel 1,2,3 and Royale brothel, all situated along Azikiwe Street, Mile 2, Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Government area of the state.
A court document cited by our orrepodent revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria was a complainant in the case which was brought against Cool Breeze Hotel and Royale Hotel, who are co-defendants in the suit pending in a federal high court in Port Harcourt with suit no: FHC/PH/MISC/419/2022
The court had earlier directed that the hotels be sealed from November 4, 2022 for 30 days pending conclusion of investigations following a motion exparte filed by NAPTIP to the court.
The case was adjourned till December 5, 2022 for hearing.
All occupants were evicted before the brothels were sealed.
Recall that a combined team of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, NSCDC and NAPTIP had on October 29, 2022, raided Cool Breeze and Royale brothels, rescuing girls, including underage girls who were forced into prostitution while some suspected traffickers were also arrested.
Speaking to journalists after the sealing of the affected brothels Port Harcourt, the NAPTIP in Commander in Rivers State, Nwamaka Ikediashi had told newsmen that those arrested would be arraigned in court upon completion of investigation.