Gadangbe United, a youth group based at Korle Woko, a suburb in the Odododiodoo constituency, is leading a campaign aimed at evicting alleged female sex workers from the community.
The group claims that the activities of these commercial sex workers have given the community a bad reputation.
Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, the Public Relations Officer for the group, who wishes to be identified as Fanta Ayata, stated that the suspected commercial sex workers have taken over the area and are operating in full glare of the public.
He noted that residents in the area have expressed deep worry over the matter, which is why the group is championing the eviction exercise.
According to him, what makes the situation even more worrisome is that these suspected female sex workers are not Ghanaians but foreigners.
He alleged that the suspected sex workers are Nigerians who had been brought into the country and are working under so-called ‘madams’.
He added that very young people are patronising these sex workers—a situation he described as highly unfortunate.
The current situation, he indicated, is undermining good behaviour and communal living, while establishing the area as a den of prostitution.
When asked if they had the backing of the authorities or whether they had informed the Ghana Police Service of their activities, Ayata revealed that some security officials and chiefs were in support of the campaign.
He disclosed during the interview that officials from National Security have also caught wind of the situation and have invited the group to brief them on the development.
“As a group, we want to sanitise the community. The activities of female commercial sex workers have become a nuisance. The residents in the area have expressed their disgust. These sex workers are operating directly at the back of the houses of residents.
They are not Ghanaians, but foreigners from Nigeria. Already, we have challenges with the issue of education and we are doing our best to change the narrative, so we cannot allow the activities of commercial sex workers to continue.
On the issue of those supporting the initiative, I cannot disclose their identities, but I can tell you that I have received calls from National Security. They have engaged us to find out what was happening.”
When questioned about why force was used by some participants during the exercise, the PRO clarified that violence was never part of the plan.
He explained that the group had originally planned to engage the suspected sex workers peacefully to get them to move out of the area.
However, force was unfortunately used at the end, which he assured would no longer be the case going forward.
He said some local chiefs in the area had expressed interest in joining them to embark on the exercise, but unfortunately, when they got to the scene, they applied force, which he believes was not the best.
On the issue of how the suspected sex workers acquired their accommodation, Ayata explained that some individuals who lived in the houses later sublet the rooms to the alleged sex workers without the knowledge of the original landlords.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana