{"id":334552,"date":"2017-07-07T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=334552"},"modified":"2017-07-07T06:00:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T06:00:10","slug":"17-suspected-prostitutes-arrested-at-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/17-suspected-prostitutes-arrested-at-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"17 suspected prostitutes arrested at Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Accra have arrested 17 women, including two nursing mothers, suspected of engaging in prostitution at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle last night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Prostitiute2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-334723\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Prostitiute2-1.jpg\" alt=\"prostitiute2\" width=\"733\" height=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Nima Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Abraham Acquaye confirmed the arrests to <strong>Citi News, <\/strong>revealing that several used condoms were retrieved, following a search of some of the rooms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Prostitiute6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-334724\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Prostitiute6.jpg\" alt=\"prostitiute6\" width=\"733\" height=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday we conducted the exercise between the hours of 10 and 12 pm. They are being screened for the necessary offences. Meanwhile we are holding them for the offences of prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe monitored the [suspects]; they were soliciting for prostitution, the way they were dressed, their demeanor \u2013 they themselves have admitted it. Some of the women, when they saw us, fled. The men also fled. We inspected some of the rooms and we seized condoms including used ones from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nine men were also arrested in the sting after they attacked the police officers who were rounding up the suspected prostitutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were effecting the arrests, they attempted to attack us so we had to fight back by firing about two warning shots to scare them. In the process, we were able to bring them under control,\u201d Chief Superintendent Abraham Acquaye said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Prostitiute8-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-334725\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Prostitiute8-1.jpg\" alt=\"prostitiute8\" width=\"733\" height=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi and Franklin Badu Jnr\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Accra have arrested 17 women, including two nursing mothers, suspected of engaging in prostitution at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle last night. 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