Some sex workers in Abuja took to the street to protest against indiscriminate arrest and extortion they suffer from the law enforcement agencies.
Over 500 commercial sex workers took to the streets protesting the incessant and indiscriminate arrests and extortion from their members by the FCT Special Task Team on City Cleaning and Management.
National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP), cried out after over 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.
One of the spokesperson for NANP, during the protest, Loveth called for the legalization of prostitution after saying that, unemployment led many to sell their body for money as some among them are graduates.
“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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