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About 32 Prostitutes have been sentenced to four months imprisonment by the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Alausa, Ikeja.
The ladies, whose ages ranged between 18 and 34 were punished on Tuesday for “engaging in acts inimical to public good”.
It was learnt that the remaining ladies’ trials were delayed due to technical hitches and would commence soon.
The Prostitutes were arraigned on three counts.
The charge read, “That you, the above named defendants on August 2, 2012 between 12.01 and 12:30am at Toyin Roundabout, Opebi, in Ikeja being disorderly persons placed yourselves on the road for illegal purpose to wit an offence contrary to section 166 (I) (h) Criminal Law 2011 and punishable under section 162 (2) of the same law.”
The Prostitutes were convicted on this charge and sentenced to two months imprisonment without the option of fine.
The second charge read, “That you, the above named defendants on August 2, 2012 between 12:01 and 12:30 am at Toyin Roundabout, Opebi in Ikeja conducted yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace and committed an offence contrary to section 166 (I) (d) of the Criminal Law 2011 and punishable under section 166 (2) of the same law.”
They were sentenced to one month imprisonment each with an option of N10, 000 fine.”
On the third count, the suspects were accused of “unlawfully obstructing one Superintendent Taiwo and committed an offence punishable under section 27 of the Environmental Sanitation Law.”
They were sentenced to one month imprisonment each with an option of N10,000 fine.
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THEM TRY!!!! IF THE GOVT DOES NOT LIKE IT THAT WAY, JOBS SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THEM.
ReplyDeleteWhat of the remaining girls, they have relased them because they are their girl friends. See how the poor girls are jailed, what of the men that petronize them in their business, no body did anything to them, this is a bad justice.
ReplyDeleteJobs not jail. If there are jobs they won't be doin this on the road. A beg make una release them jooooooooooo!
ReplyDeleteAt the end when they(i.e GOVERNMENT) relised them(the ladies) from the prison, what are the things put in place for them(the young ladies)to engage with? this is a BIG question posed before our today's government, because if nothing are put in place for them(the prostitudes) they'll definely go back to their normal business when they(the ladies) comes back from the prison. because "a tormentor make its victim harder.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to task force and the yeye court. You just put away some of the deadliest criminals in Ikeja! Now I can safely walk the streets at night.
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