Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Olufemi Micheal Abikoye, is deeply saddened by increasing number of young Nigerians engaging in prostitution in Ghana.
Determined to put a stop to this, the High Commissioner has been holding talks with relevant authorities in that country to secure decent jobs for them.
He has also met with no fewer than 500 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana as commercial sex workers in Kumasi.
During a meeting with the Nigerian Community at the Ceeta-Kel hotel in Kumasi, he called for collaboration with the High Commission to halt the illegal activities some Nigerians are doing.
The High Commissioner who was almost in tears, lamented that the girls who engaged in prostitution were denting the image of Nigeria.
According to him, “Let’s face the truth, let’s talk to ourselves as Nigerians. Go and see what aged 14, 15 little girls are doing here.
“I mean, I am a parent and it is something that bothers my heart that can make me cry. How can a 10-year old, a 12-year old girl be engaging in this type thing?
“I am going there. Is that the place I should be going? Is that what I should do as High Commissioner?”, CITI NEWS quoted him as saying.
Recall that Ambassador Olufemi Abikoye, resumed as Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana in August 2017, following presentation of his Letter of Credence to President Nana Akufo-Addo.
