A 16-year-old secondary school student, identified only as Hannah, has recounted how she was trafficked to Ghana by a neighbor and forced into prostitution. The teenager, who is in Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS 3), alleged that the neighbor, Tosin Moses, lured her under the pretense of securing a job opportunity abroad.
Discovery of the Case
The case came to light after a concerned resident, Taiwo Yisau, was informed about the situation by a local security operative known as Iron Lady in the Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Yisau subsequently contacted a tactical police officer identified as Afolayan in Araro on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
The Victim's Account
According to the teenager, she had been living with her father in the Okonron area of Adamo before she was allegedly lured by Tosin, whom she described as a familiar neighbor. She alleged that she was taken out of Nigeria in late January 2026 and arrived in Ghana in February before escaping and returning to Nigeria on May 27, 2026.
The teenager said she was initially promised employment opportunities abroad without being informed of the nature of the work or the destination country. She further alleged that she traveled through Ogun State and Ibadan before crossing into Ghana by boat. According to her, she later discovered that she had been taken there for exploitation and was prevented from contacting her family.
Detailed Narration
“I was living with my dad and used to visit Aunty Tosin’s house to play. She asked if I wanted to travel abroad and promised that I would be paid a good salary, but she did not tell me the nature of the job or the country we were going,” the victim narrated. “She told me not to inform anyone, although her mother later spoke to my dad about it. My dad warned her against taking me, but weeks later, I left with her when my dad stepped out. I wore my school uniform that day because she said it would avoid suspicion. We left her house and went to the residence of a woman in Ogijo, Ogun State. From there, we traveled to Ibadan before continuing by boat to Ghana. I initially thought I was going there to sell food items because of the large quantity of goods she carried.”
Speaking on what happened after they arrived in Ghana, she said: “When we got there on Friday, she informed me about the kind of work I would be doing. I started crying, but she told me there was nothing I could do and that I had to accept it. I slept with between 50 and 100 men daily.”
Arrest Attempt and Ongoing Investigation
Yisau, alongside police officers, reportedly visited the suspects’ residence to make arrests but met only the suspect’s mother and a 12-year-old girl, Zainab (surname withheld), who was allegedly waiting to be taken to Ghana. The Officer in Charge of the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command, who confirmed the case to The Guardian, said it would follow up on the case.
