The Edo State Government has uncovered and sealed a brothel allegedly operating within the premises of Ujuele Primary School in Esan West Local Government Area.
The discovery was announced on Thursday during a press briefing in Benin City by the State Coordinator for the Protection of Government Property (PGP), Eugene Okolosie.
Okolosie stated that the action followed complaints from members of the affected community who reported that land grabbers had forged signatures to illegally acquire government land, including school property.
He added that the government had so far recovered over 2,000 plots of encroached land across the state and that discussions were ongoing with Governor Godwin Obaseki on the possible conversion of the reclaimed properties.
“In Ujuele Primary School, they built a brothel inside the school. We have sealed the brothel,” Okolosie said.
He further disclosed that over 150,000 houses in the state were erected on government-owned land.
