Tobias Sylvester
Anambra State Government has shut down a popular hotel called Wintess Garden Annexe in Awka, over a viral sex video inside a pool filmed at the facility.
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In a statement on Thursday, the state Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Donatus Onyenji said the hotel was sealed because of a video showing young people, who were said to be students, having sex while being filmed in the pool.
Onyenji said the directive, which is in line with the provisions of the Anambra state tourism and hospitality law 2016, is to enable the government and security agencies to conduct investigations into the matter.
The commissioner said it is already reviewing an application for an operational permit by the hotel which was dated August 31.
“However, while the process is ongoing, our attention has been drawn to the social media video of live sex and pornographic content (sex party) conducted on September 3 at an open place in your hotel/facility,” he said.
“This and other such indecent operations and unholy acts of public show of indecency must not be allowed in any hotel in Anambra.
“The government of Anambra hereby directs the management of the hotel to shut down operations, pending further investigations and review of its application.”
Reacting to the development, the General Manager of the hotel, Ndibe Ikeh, expressed regrets over the incident which he said did not represent the company’s values and operational principles.
Ikeh also called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police to conduct a thorough investigation with the aim of establishing the role of the hotel in the incident.
“Wintess Garden Hotel is a responsible organisation with good moral values, our services are open to the public,” he said.
“As a management, we condemn the act and call for thorough investigation into the matter. We apologise for this embarrassment and thank the state government for its kind intervention”.
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KanyiDaily had also reported that Hisbah police arrested six youths over their alleged involvement in organizing “sex parties” in Dolam village, Bauchi State.
