“These officers will normally sleep with these girls and run away when the girls get pregnant, leaving them to their fate. Abubakar Bilul, a retired army general from Kiunga, blamed prevalent poverty for pushing young girls into sexual relations with security officers and other adults. He said many men use money or food to lure the young girls into sex. That explains why the young girls find themselves having sexual relations for money and food. Parents have stopped fending for their children and it's now the young girls who peddle their bodies for sustenance," he said.

Source: The Star February 05, 2018 20:26 UTC