The Anambra State Government has restricted activities in a section of Wintess Garden Hotel Annexe, Ifite Awka, following a viral pool sex video which was linked to the hotel.
The State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr Donatus Onyenji, who signed the seal order dated September 8, said the action was to enable the government and security agencies conduct further investigations In the matter.
Onyenji added that the action was in line with the state Tourism and Hospitality Law 2016.
The commissioner also stated that the development was in spite of the ministry already having an application for Operational Permit by Wintess Garden Hotel dated August 31.
He said, “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.
“This and other such indecent operational standard and unholy acts of public show of indecency must not be allowed in any hotel in Anambra.
“Government of Anambra hereby directs the management of Wintess Garden Hotel to shut down operations pending further investigations and review of the application.”
In his reaction to the development, the General Manager of Wintess Garden Hotel , Mr Ndibe Ikeh, regretted the ugly incident, saying that what happened did not represent the company’s values and operational principles.
He also thanked the state government for wading into the scandal by taking decisive steps to investigate and unravel the perpetrators and their motives.
He said, “Wintess Garden Hotel is a responsible organisation with good moral values, our services are open to the public, as a management, we condemn the incident and call for thorough investigation of this matter.
“We apologise for this embarrassment and thank the Anambra State Government for their kind intervention, just as we call on them and the security agencies to conclude the investigations.”
