The Federal Government has warned hoteliers across the country against harbouring teenagers and underage girls in their facilities.
The Nigerian Government threatened heavy sanctions on any hotel owner found culpable.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Saturday at the ‘Unlock Training and Grants’ ceremony in Abuja.
The programme, which saw 200 young entrepreneurs receive ₦100m, was organised by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, Abiola Arogundade.
“Nigeria must be better. From 20th (June), we have directed hotels to put a sign outside from the Ministry of Women. No lodging of underage girls. (Otherwise) what happened in Niger State will be an understatement of what will happen in the FCT and I mean it.
“No more lodging of underage girls and no more bullying in schools.”
She further warned proprietors of schools across the country, on ensuring that no student is allowed to be bullied by either teachers or students.
Recall, some students of Federal Government College in Ijanikin, Lagos, were caught absconding from school to lodge female classmates in hotels for sexual romp in January 2023.
Recently, 10 Nigerian teenagers were rescued from neighboring Ghana where they were trafficked for prostitution.
To prove the seriousness of the Nigerian Government, the Minister disclosed that a probe has been launched into the viral video which exposed the act.
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