A 20-year-old Nigerian woman and three other migrants have been arrested in Libya for allegedly running a prostitution ring in the Hawari area of Benghazi, Libya.
Rob Gowans of the Migrant Rescue Watch, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Sunday, April 9, 2023.
Gowan said the Nigerian woman was being sold by her pimp for $10 per customer.
The arrested suspects have been handed over to the Public Prosecution's office for legal action.
It said, “#Libya 08.04.23 - CID in Benghazi dismantled a prostitution ring and arrested in Hawari area 4 undocumented #migrants incl. woman of Nigerian nationality. The 20-year-old female was being sold by her pimp for 50 LYD (ca. 10 USD) per customer. #migrantcrisis #Frontex.
“All referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office for legal action.”
SaharaReporters reported that in October 2022, no fewer than five Nigerian and Ghanaian nationals were arrested by security forces in Libya for allegedly running a brothel in a rented apartment.
The suspects were arrested in Tajoura, a town in north-western Libya, on Monday, October 24, 2022.
Migrant Rescue Watch, which made this known on its verified Twitter handle, noted that during a raid, officers seized homemade alcohol, illicit drugs, fake money and unauthorised wireless radio devices.
"Security forces in Tajoura, Libya arrested 5 undocumented migrants, pimps of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent for running an illegal prostitution brothel in an apartment. During raid officers seized home-made alcohol, illicit drugs, fake money and unauthorised wireless radio devices," the agency tweeted.