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Politics / Re: Lagos Has 2,567 Registered Prostitutes by kelon: 6:23pm On Aug 21, 2007
;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Which Nairaland Members Would You Prefer To Date? by kelon: 5:54pm On Aug 21, 2007
Militia would perfer to date Siena , denex and etc.lol.
Culture / Re: Igbo Kwenu ! Kwenu Kwezo Nu ! Join Us If You Proud To Be An Igbo Guy/lady by kelon: 5:51pm On Aug 21, 2007
all this 419, drug dealers and cannibal people.lol.
Culture / Re: Challenge To All Northerners: Educate Your People by kelon: 5:50pm On Aug 21, 2007
youngdices keep it up.
Culture / Re: Dimka: A Teacher We Must Learn From by kelon: 5:49pm On Aug 21, 2007
lol.
Politics / Re: Lagos Has 2,567 Registered Prostitutes by kelon: 5:41pm On Aug 21, 2007
THE igbo Women prostitutes in Abuja, PORT HARCOURT ,NORTHERN NIGERIA IS MORE THAN THIS.NO WONDER ONE HAUSA MAN ONCE COMPARE THEM AS HIS CHEAP CONCUBINE, ADD OTHER  PART OF NIGERIA TO THEIR MENU.REMEMBER WE HAVE IBO IN THE SOUTH SOUTH.AT LEAST WE  DON,T HAVE THE 419,DRUG DEALERS CANNIBAL OR BLOOD MONEY STEREOTYPE LIKE  THE SOUTH EAST PEOPLE DO.
Culture / Re: If You Are From EDO STATE, Represent The HeartBeat of the Nation by kelon: 5:27pm On Aug 21, 2007
Politics / Re: Lagos Has 2,567 Registered Prostitutes by kelon: 5:18pm On Aug 21, 2007
Confession:Why I went into prostitution
By Albert Akpor
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

FOR Peace Samuel, a 20-year-old Plateau State born confessed commercial sex worker, taking to the trade was the last thing on her mind when growing up. She had planned to work and retire as a naval personnel but for the quota system and individual interest in the recruitment of ratings into the Nigerian Navy.


Twice, she had enrolled for the naval profession, twice she was rejected. No thanks to the sudden demise of an uncle, her only benefactor.


Apparently dejected and, of course, frustrated by destiny, she took to prostitution as an alternative means of eking out a living.


However, City scope investigation showed that unlike other ladies who simply go into the trade for their inordinate love for money and sometimes; for the fun of it; not minding the inherent danger, ‘Angel’ for that is her ‘business’ name, was not in anyway unmindful of this.


Instead, her traumatic experiences in life which ranges from, not even knowing her father from birth, losing her mother while still a teenager and the sudden death of her only benefactor, an uncle; lead her into the deadly profession.


So, her plans while taking a room in a hotel somewhere in Agege to commence ‘business’ before she was eventually arrested by the police, was to gather enough money, put in for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, get admitted into any of the Nigerian universities, graduate as a medical doctor with good grades, get married to any God fearing man, raise up children and live a good live afterwards. But all these dreams seemed to have gone with the winds now except God intervenes. She is at present waiting to be charged alongside other 67 commercial sex workers. And only fate can absolve her.


Narrating to City scope how she found herself in the indecent ‘business’, the sober-looking Peace who speaks eloquent English language lamented, “ When I came to Lagos, I never thought I could find myself in this mess. Because I had enrolled for the Navy recruitment exercise twice and failed twice because I had nobody to help me, I decided to get computer education. As I was studying computer somewhere in Ikeja, my Uncle who incidentally was my only benefactor took ill and died days after.


I was confused and had nowhere to go. After the burial I came back to Lagos and put up in a friend's apartment at Agege. I did not know that she was into the ‘business’. So, one day she told me that ‘man must survive’ and that we should take our destinies in our hand. That was how we started hanging out at Allen Avenue, but because of constant police harassment we decided to get a room in the hotel where the police finally came and arrested us.”

While going into prostitution did she realize the inherent danger?, “Yes, I knew that prostitution is a dangerous way of making a living. But I had no alternative.


Like I told you, I have six credit passes at a sitting. I have never set my eyes on my father but I was told that he was a soldier and I only saw that in a photograph. He was among those who went on ECOMOG mission in Liberia but did not return. My mother died when I was in Junior Secondary School (JSS 2) and ever since, life has been hell for me. I have no brothers.


I have no sisters. Since my only benefactor died and there is no more help from any angle, I had to succumb to my friend’s advice. Prostitution is a bad thing. And that is why I always ensure that I protect myself. The men I sleep with must wear, at least, two condom, that way, I won’t have any body contact. And again I don’t sleep with more than three men a day; provided I get the N1,500.00 I am saving daily.


What was at the back of my mind while doing the ‘thing’ was to get enough money, sit for JAMB and get into one of the Universities. I planned to graduate as a medical doctor, get married to a God fearing person, raise children and live a good life.”


If Peace eventually realizes her seemingly tall dreams, will she ever have the spleen to tell her children her past, “yes of course. Firstly, I will tell my children that it was part of experience in life.


Secondly, I will advise them not to follow bad gang. I think I was a victim of circumstance. If my friend was a good person I would not have gone into prostitution. I will equally advise my fellow girls not to go into the business. They should try other credible thing. As for me, I tried but it didn’t work out well. If the police releases me fine, if they decide to send me to prison, it is also part of my fate in life. So, I leave everything to God, Almighty.”



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