The Nigerian Immigration Service last week arrested 11 Chinese sex workers after a raid on their apartment at Emina Crescent, off Toyin Street, Ikeja, following a tip off from concerned members of the public.
The suspects, who were arrested by the NIS Lagos Command, were transferred to Abuja on Wednesday after a directive from the office of the Controller-General that the suspects should be investigated by the head office of the NIS.
The spokesman for the NIS, Mr. Akin Olumba said other members of the syndicate who are in hiding would be fished out.
“The man and woman, who run the syndicate, are still out there. We will ensure they are arrested,” Olumba said.
Asked about the ages of the arrested suspects, Olumba said he could not divulge the information for now because of the ongoing investigation.
Those arrested alongside the 11 sex workers include, two men, who were also Chinese nationals.
The fugitive couple who run the ring do so with active connivance of some Nigerians.
A resident of the area, who witnessed the operation in which the Chinese nationals were arrested, disclosed that people in the area had been suspicious of what was going on in the residence.
The man, who identified himself simply as James, said, “There have been different rumours about the Chinese people we see in the building.
“Some people said they were high-class sex workers patronised by politicians and expatriates while some said they were just factory workers.
“Nobody actually knew what they do. I wasn’t surprised when the place was raided and they were arrested.”
The sex workers were said to charge between $1,000 and $2,500 from their affluent patrons.