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Organized prostitution makes
inroad into Ho municipality
Ho, Nov. 7,
Ghanadot/GNA - Organized prostitution is making inroads into
the Ho Municipality and there are fears there might be
upsurge in HIV/AIDS cases.
Hitherto, sex peddling was done by girls and women described
as roamers, sitters and others who were "on call" at some
hotels and guesthouses.
Ghana News Agency investigations have shown that now the
practice seems to be centred on a popular drinking spot in
the heart of Adablakordzi at Ho Bankoe where girls and women
loiter around to solicit for commercial sex.
The girls, mostly Senior High School leavers and women in
their middle and late twenties, dress in seductive dresses
to attract the attention.
Mr. Barnabas Addin, Volta Regional Director of the
Department of Social Welfare, said the development was as a
result of the increased population of the town.
He said migration of young people, especially girls from the
surrounding villages to the town, was high.
The Director said because of unemployment young people from
surrounding villages migrate on daily basis, some for
pleasure and others for survival.
Mr Addin said the repercussion for the town would be the
upsurge of HIV/AIDS and called on all to be on the alert.
GNA
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