The Sharia police in Zamfara state are desperately looking for a prostitute who reportedly infected 500 men with HIV.
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A prostitute has fled for her life after allegedly infecting no
fewer than 500 men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Zamfara
State, reports Tribune.
It was gathered that the woman who hails from the southern part of
the country fled for her life after the news of her secret became
public.
It is believed the state’s Sharia police has mounted a manhunt for the fleeing s*x worker.
She was said to have moved to Gusau, the state capital, in search
of greener pastures before opening a sex shop in her rented apartment in
a neighbourhood along Igbo Road.
According to reports, the woman gave the deadly virus to a good
number of her customers, among whom are some prominent persons in the
state, during the spell of her sex trade.
She was exposed after after engaging in an open fight with a
customer who suddenly accused her of carrying the deadly virus and
spreading it to her customers.
Her sudden disappearance from the area, it was learnt, convinced
many residents of the truth in the HIV allegation. Her whereabouts are
said to still be unknown.
The source disclosed that some of the prominent persons infected
had been placed on antiretroviral drugs by their physicians with others
having their conditions managed at various health centres in the state.
When contacted, the chairman of the state’s Shari’ah monitoring
group known as Hisbah, Dr Atiku Balarabe Zawiyya, said his group was
aware of the development and confirmed the disappearance of the suspect
after his men stormed her residence to arrest her.
Zawiyya said his group would continue to fight against social decay and moral degradation.
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