Residents who live near a small sized hotel in Calabar, Cross River State capital, have raised an alarm over the purported rape of girls between 12 and 15 years on a daily basis in the recreation facility.
The hotel is situated on Nkese Effiong Street –an area not far from Federal Correctional Centre in the Afokang area of Calabar.
The hotel in question is a bungalow with a number of rooms sharing walls with another building where the residents lived.
One of the residents, who craved anonymity, had remarked that even after the Police raided the hotel for the second time in one month, three more girls were abducted and locked up in the facility, only two days ago.
What They’re Saying
An eyewitness had said,
“Usually when these small girls are brought, men would be arranged to rape them in turns.“It appears the girls who are often below age 15 are often manhandled, forced to drink liquids and sniff substances.”
Another eyewitness had similar tales to narrate, saying;
“When a father of one of the victims drove into the guest house two weeks ago, the daughter on sighting her father was dragged in by one of the accomplices.
“The guest house is known for illicit activities involving underaged women,” she said.
Meanwhile, the DPO of the Police Division in the Mbukpa area confirmed that the manager of the guest house was in custody.
The Police source said, “We’re holding the manager of the hotel over an allegation about how they raped a 15 year old.”
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Gyogen Grimah, had also revealed that the DPO was still handling the case and would soon officially report it to him.
