Ndkings1:
Kwara’s prostitutes’ den where sex is cheap
— 6th May 2016
From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin
Taiwo Road in Ilorin is one of the major highways
in the Kwara State capital. It is named after the
former military governor of Kwara State, Col.
Ibrahim Taiwo, who was assassinated during the
coup de’tat of February 1976.
This stretch of road is divided into two: Taiwo
Oke and Taiwo Isale. After leaving the post office
through Emirs Road, the first turning to the left is
the beginning of Taiwo Isale up to Amodu
Junction. The rest is Taiwo Oke.
If you take a look to your left at the turning, there
is a storey building, looking unkempt. But for a
telecommunications outfit, which recently painted
the building, one would wonder what type of
building it was. Looking so ancient, it was
obvious that the building must have been erected
many years ago in the heart of the town where
anyone could easily see it. But the building has
lost its beauty. Why the owners have refused to
do something about rehabilitating the structure
has remained a mystery to many.
One important historical fact about the building is
that it is the second bar established in Ilorin
Kwara State. The bar, Queen’s Bar, came into
existence around 1947. Earlier, the Paradise Bar,
the first in the area, had begun operations in the
early 40s. It was situated at the building where
Bob Shege Photo Laboratory presently is. The two
bars were beside each other. Besides being bars,
they were also motels, with some lodging
facilities. They were also a place where sex
hawkers congregated seeking customers.
Investigation by the reporter revealed that the
building was owned by one Mr. Tinde, a native of
Abeokuta, who died many years ago. It was
discovered that some of the relations of the man,
many of whom have become old, still live in the
building. A grandson of the deceased manages
the bar.
The ground floor of the building has about 10
rooms with five on either side, each facing the
other. There is a large veranda at the back, which
houses the bar and a dancing floor. The first floor
is mainly for lodging.
During the day, the building is as quiet as a
graveyard. But at night, it comes alive, bubbling
and very boisterous. One hardly notices any
activity, going on there during the day.
But a visit to Queen’s Bar at night will be an
experience that will linger on in the visitor’s mind.
This is because sex workers suddenly materialise
from nowhere and start lining up the roadside and
corridors of the inn. They dress seductively in
transparent lingerie with short pants or miniskirts,
carelessly eating chewing gum or smoking
cigarettes. They shake their breasts of assorted
sizes to arrest the attention of those that might
be needing their services.
One of the regular customers at the inn, Azeez
Amao, a commercial motorbike ( okada ) operator,
said you could hardly see the sex workers from
the Queen’s Bar in the vicinity because of the way
they conducted themselves and practised their
vocation.
Amao, a divorcee in his early 40s, said he had
been patronising the inn for more than 10 years
and said the fun he usually got at the place
couldn’t be compared to the entertainment in
other areas in the metropolis.
He said most of the prostitutes in the area came
from all parts of Nigeria to ply their trade in
Ilorin. According to him, most of the prostitutes in
Queen’s Bar were grandmothers, with children
and grandchildren in big boarding schools in
Kwara and other states.
According to him, in order to conceal their trade,
they live miles away from their relatives.
He also told the reporter why he preferred the
prostitutes of Queen’s Bar to the ones on Coca
Cola Road, Ahmadu Bello Way, Broadway and
many other places in Ilorin.
“The mamas here are more experienced than
those girls in terms of sexual escapades, and
most importantly, they charge little amount of
money. If I have N300, I will do all sorts of things
with the ones here,” he said.
“I never wanted to patronise the Coca Cola Road
girls. I was lured there by my childhood friend,
who patronised them often. Those girls are into
all sort of diabolical acts that could only be
noticed by persons with inner instincts. I would
have died by now if I had not stopped my dealing
with those girls. I prefer the Queen’s Bar mamas
at all times.”
He admitted that there was much danger in
having sex partners, but noted that the danger
could be minimised with the use of condoms.
Narrating how he lost a relative, Amao said:
“Lukuman died in 2014 as a result of the disease
he contracted from one of his prostitutes. The girl
died a week after Lukuman’s death. Since then,
I’ve learnt always to protect myself because of
the woman I’m planning to marry.”
A taxi driver, identified as Ibro, who was spotted
leaving the premises of the inn, said he
patronised the sex den to satisfy his sexual urge.
“I don’t have a wife at home. My body is flesh,
not stone,” he informed the reporter.
He disclosed that he had been patronising the
place since the hourly service by the prostitutes
was between N50 and N70.
Another man, an Hausa trader selling rat-killing
trap, who was just leaving the bar, refused to
speak with the reporter.
Amaka, also called Ama Baby, one of the sex
hawkers, told the reporter that referring to women
in her trade as prostitutes or sex hawkers was
insulting and unacceptable. “We are friends of the
society; we give pleasure to all men,” she said,
insisting that prostitution could never die.
Ama said her services were very affordable. In her
words, she could take as low as N300 for a
session. But she said she might charge a higher
amount, noting that most customers would still
haggle and force the price down.
“Those local men could turn into something
unbelievable in the middle of the night,” she said.
But she said the general price of between N1, 500
and N2, 000 charged by her colleagues for an all-
night session, also called Till Daybreak, was too
cheap. “The money is not commensurate with the
service rendered all night,” she noted.
Another sex hawker called Princess said: “The
business is poor. The ‘short time’ begins from
N300 to N500 before the price of dollar increased
while the ‘long time’ service was like N2,500.
Before, I used to realise N5, 000 or more per day
to the glory of God. But now, market is not
moving. Dollar don rise, yet monkey go chop
banana ,” she stated.
She also regretted how the society has tagged
prostitutes and sex hawkers. “Government has
been threatening to wipe us out. They have
forgotten that we are part of the society. We are
fending for our families with this business. Would
they give us jobs if we decided to leave our jobs
here?”
Speaking on the activities of the sex hawkers, a
pepper seller at the evening market beside the inn
said: “They do not disturb our peace in any way.
They’ve become our friends because of our long
relationship. We fondly called them olemi. That is
how some of the sex hawkers refer to their
customers while trying to entice them.”
A popular vegetable seller in the area, known as
Iya Tawa, said the business was as old as the
building.
“I have known this building, as a home and
business outfit for prostitutes since I was a little
child. And, if you look at me now, I’m not a
young woman anymore. So, it is one soldier go,
another comes. Once the tenure of the recent
occupant lapses, which is usually two or four
years, another set of prostitutes will come to the
inn. But in all honesty, they have continued to
boost our sales,” she added.

Vomm:
As cheap as this sex hawkers dey, some fools. Go still rape ladies.

Btw,a round for 70naira?,ijust dey imagine how infected the puna go be, even if their mosquio bite u, na infection con be if bedbug dey the bed

queenoflafia:
Saraki u see your life
Even punany na 300 for your town