The police in Lagos yesterday, arraigned five women suspected to be commercial sex workers and four men, accused of patronising them.
The defendants were charged with prostitution, unlawful gathering, breach of peace and loitering before an Ojokoro Magistrates’ Court.
They are: Emeka Chukwuma, 28; Paul Okon, 26; Fabian Sunday, 26; Shedrach John, 30 and Angel David, 27.
Others are: Destiny Moses, 30; Chinyere Mbadiwe, 27; Gift Okon, 29, and Edith David, 27.
All of the defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge.
Magistrate K.O. Ogundare granted each of them bail in the sum of N100, 000 and a surety each.
The prosecutor, Insp. Clara Olagbaiye, said that the defendants committed the offences on Nov. 4 at the Wisdon Bar Hotel, Ikotun/Igando Rd. at 8.30p.m.
“The nine of them gathered unlawfully and conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, “ she said.
She said that the women were loitering and soliciting for sex, while the men were some of their customers.
The court adjourned the case till Jan. 11. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Police just dey chop for Lagos. Dem go catch okada and collect money, catch asawo and collect even dem go go carry okada where dem park am only to collect money. Who needs road blocks again?
ReplyDeleteNa wa o, they shld jus allow those people go free cos here in this lagos which is nigerias commercial capital there are sex workers in every street, so police, if u want to start arrestin come out in full and do that.
ReplyDeleteThis is good , you will see that many husband will be coming home in time after work not loitering around motel.
ReplyDeleteThis is good news for many wife .
Nigerian Police are not civilise.
ReplyDeletePolice should be ready to arrest majority housewives in Lagos because most of them now engage in prostitution to survive.
ReplyDeletePolice should be ready to arrest majority housewives in Lagos because most of them now engage in prostitution to survive.
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