A self-professed soldier, identified only as Emeka, was on
Saturday reportedly arrested for extorting money from prostitutes in a brothel
in Zone 2 area of Dutsen Alhaji, Abuja.
The 27-year-old man, a resident of Zone 3 in the area, was
arrested at about 2.00 a.m. in the brothel fully kitted in army camouflage,
Daily Trust is reporting.
His arrest came after he went to the brothel with his
accomplice where they broke into the rooms of the prostitutes and forcefully
extorted some undisclosed amount of money from them.
Reports claim that the commercial sex workers who refused to
give them money were beaten up by the suspects, while some that gave less than
N1,000 were tied with rope.
A police source said, “They only spared those that gave them
amounts above N1,000 while those that had nothing on them were beaten up,”
adding that luck ran out on them when a police crime detection and prevention
patrol team stormed the area and the suspect was immediately arrested, while
his accomplice escaped.
The Dutsen Alhaji Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Aisha
Yusuf, who confirmed the arrest, said an army uniform and some amount of money
were recovered from the suspect.
“Investigation has commenced and efforts are ongoing to apprehend his fleeing accomplice,” the DPO stated.
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