Few days later, another set of 70 women from different night clubs in the city were also arrested. While some of the women were released on bail, no fewer than 32 were charged to a mobile court, out of which 27 were convicted and sentenced to either one month imprisonment or pay a fine of N One of the sex workers and nude dancers told our reporter that prostitution and nude dancing is lucrative and professional, saying she has vowed never to quit.
She further stated that she uses the proceeds of her prostitution and nude dancing to sponsor her child, an undergraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The woman, in her early 40s, however lamented that she was forced to take to prostitution after several failed attempts to borrow money to start business from the banks and individuals.
So I resulted into using what I have to get what I want. She also told our reporter that the arrest and prosecution made by the Joint Task Force was meaningless. I no be armed robber.
It is not easy to have a child in the Obafemi Awolowo University. I no go school but my pikin must go. I go bank say make dem borrow me money, dem say I must have so so so money. Who dey help referring to the Social Development Secretariat?
Den say na them de carry girls for street, how many girls they don help? Prostitutes no de for inside Bible? Abi it is a crime make I naked dey dance. It is a job abroad, a big job. It is my body I am using to dance to make money. I no de marry, I don get two pikin.
