No fewer than 18 Nigerian ladies are currently in Ghana police custody for alleged prostitution.
They were arrested by police in the Upper East regional capital of Bolgatanga, Ghana on Monday allegedly engaging in prostitution.
There arrest was made known in a several Ghanaian online publications.
According to the report, they were arrested at Midnight at a Drinking Spot at Akolbila Bar in Atulbabisi, a brothel operated by a Ghanaian couple.
The report has it that, the Ghanaian couple, whose brothel was raided by the police and aged 32 and 39, were also arrested.
The police captured used condoms and tissues which were seen scattered in the corridors and rooms as evidence.
The suspects have already been arraigned at Bolgatanga District Court for keeping a brothel and trading in prostitution, acts forbidden under Ghanaian law.
They have been remanded in custody pending their next appearance on 13th January 2022, while Ghana’s immigration service is working to establish whether they have permits to stay in the country.
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