Groups of women on Wednesday marched to the
government house in Port Harcourt to protest the killing of young women in
hotels in the state.
The women, who were clad in black
attire, called for an end to the situation.
About eight young women have been
murdered in different hotels in the past two months in the state.
The bodies of these ladies were
said to have been found in similar conditions – strangled and with a white
piece of cloth tied around their necks.
The protesters said everybody,
including sex workers, “deserve the right to life and should not be killed in
such a gruesome manner”.
A similar protest was staged on
Monday by a group of women at the police headquarters in the state.
Addressing the protesters, Chucks
Enwonwu, deputy commissioner of police in the state, asked them to educate
other women to desist from prostitution as it makes them easy targets to prey
on.
His remarks, however, did not go
down well with Nigerians who criticised him for “describing the victims as
prostitutes”.
Nyesom Wike, governor of the
state, said security agents were working to ensure that the killings stop, and
that the perpetrators would be made to face the wrath of the law.
Speaking on Wike’s behalf, Tammy
Dangogo, secretary to the state government, said the security agencies have
been mandated to work with hotels to end the ugly situation.
“In no distant time, the Rivers
state security council will end the ugly trend,” Dangogo said.
“The Rivers government through
relevant agencies is embarking on mass sanitisation of the people on security
measures.”
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