On Thursday, the Anambra State Commissioner for Culture, Tourism, and Entertainment, Don Onyenji, stated that the state government had eventually clamped down and completely sealed off the hotel in the Nkpor Idemili-North local government area of the state where underaged girls were used as sex slaves, prostitutes, and baby sellers.
The hotel was located in the Nkpor Idemili-North local government area. The Commissioner, who made this statement during an exclusive interview, said that his ministry had gone to the hotel and discovered that the said location does not qualify to be called a hotel because it didn’t meet the criteria for the classification of hotels in the state.
The criteria for the classification of hotels in the state are as follows: the hotel must have at least ten rooms.
Oyenji went on to say that the location lacked the necessary certifications and licenses to function as a hotel in the state of Anambra, and the government does not include it on the list of hotels that are currently operational in the state.
According to him, it is an illegitimate hotel, and he was the remote reason why illegal and various forms of criminal activity were allowed to hold sway therein. He says this hotel is full of criminals.
Onyenji disclosed further that the necessary government organs have conducted their checks on the hotel, and that some arrests have been made at the location while the government continues to keep an eye on the facility while it is sealed.
Onyenji also stated that the hotel has been sealed off by the government. However, he disclosed that there is a plan in place to revalidate all of the hotels in the state of Anambra to ensure that they are operating with licenses and legally, as well as to standardize the tourism industry, which he said includes the operations of hotels to ensure that their operations met global standards.
He said this will ensure that the hotels are operating in accordance with the law. That in accordance with the vision laid out by Governor Soludo, the ministry would make every effort, within the bounds of the law, to ensure that all of the necessary components are in place to bring about the creation of a smart megacity in the state.
