The prostitutes under the aegis of the National
Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP), expressed their anger after
more than 3,000 of their members were arrested in various raids in the
last three months by the FCT officials in different parts of the capital
city.
Parading the town with different placards with inscriptions like:
'Ashewo work na work';
'Allow us to hustle for our daily bread'; and 'Legalize prostitution
now', the scarlet ladies showed their dismay at the way their members
are molested daily by different task forces and security operatives.
One of the ladies who said her name is Loveth, narrated their experiences to our source:
"We
are Nigerians too and we only go about seeking our daily livelihood, so
I see no reason why they should be harassing, arresting us and
extorting money from us.
These same men are the ones who patronize us but during the day, they will be molesting us.
What
crimes have we committed? Many of us are graduates who could not secure
jobs, so we hustle to make ends meet. We have families and
responsibilities to meet, so they should allow us to work and make
money.
Many of us do not like selling
ourselves for money but what can we do? We are not thieves; we are not
members of the political class who steal Nigeria's money. If the
government want us to stop what we are doing, they should provide jobs
for us. We are tired of the daily harassment.
Enough is enough; prostitution should be legalized in Nigeria."
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