Activities of commercial sex workers would be banned in Minna, Niger State capital as part of measures to tackle raging insecurity.
This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development, Niger state, Hajiya Kaltum Rufa’i, on Tuesday.
She said the government was not aware of such unwholesome activity which is capable of fuelling the current security challenges in the state.
Mrs Rufai said, “Now that you have brought the issue to our notice, the government will swing into action.
“I will personally go and meet the Secretary to the State Government to discuss the issue and find solutions to it,” she said.
The commercial sex workers, comprising women and girls start their business from 7p.m.to midnight daily.
The prostitutes’ best spots to attract clients in Minna include the City gate round-about, the Eastern by-pass and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega filling station, Minna.
The women normally handout in groups of two, three, four, five and above, waiting for their clients, it was learned.
Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria and did not want their names mentioned, said they normally charge from N1,000 to N10,000, depending on the kind of service required.
“Our clients pay for hotel accommodations from N1,000 to N3,000 for a short time and from N5,000 to N8,000 for all-night service,” one of them told NAN.
Some of the sex workers said they ventured into the trade out of frustration or lack of jobs.
One of them said, “I have to use what I have to help myself.”
