Comic actor, Imeh Bishop Umoh, popularly known as Okon
Lagos, was recently condemned for a video he posted about some policemen who
allegedly raped some prostitutes in Abuja. In the video, he described what the
policemen did as similar to stealing.
This obviously did not go down well with a lot of Nigerians
on social media, who accused him of trying to justify rape.
Okon noted that he was misinterpreted, adding that some
public figures in Nigeria want prostitution to be legalized.
Hear him: “The issue people had with what I said was that I
likened rape to theft and that I said prostitutes do not have dignity. My
assertion was to clarify the fact that raping a prostitute is theft and they
don’t have dignity. My assertion is metaphorical. If I wanted to use a simile,
I would say rape is like theft. Rape is taking a woman’s dignity without her
consent. I don’t regret saying that prostitutes do not have dignity; no one
would be proud to introduce themselves as a commercial sex hawker.
“I wanted to be fair in my analysis; I was trying to point
out the fact that prostitution is a wrong act, so we shouldn’t be malicious by
talking about only rape. Why are we canonising one criminal act and demonising
the other? Both acts are morally wrong. I believe in humanism; as humans, we
should observe the golden rule. I am not trying to say that I am a saint; in
fact, I don’t want to be one so that there would be a difference between Jesus
and me. It is unfortunate that some women were raped by policemen.
“I am not saying it serves them right, but I am also
concerned about the immoral act; prostitution. The level of moral decadence in
the country is worrisome. I even saw some public figures with verified social
media accounts supporting the idea that prostitution should be legalised; I
don’t want to call names. I won’t make comments about something insensitive
like that. Rape is bad, but prostitution should be addressed as an issue as
well,” he said.
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