Several
women who have been in the business of prostitution in Niger have been
made to pay for their 'criminal' act by the state.
File photo: S*x workers
Up to about ten suspected commercial s*x workers arrested in
different parts of Minna metropolis while plying their trade have been
sentenced to different jail terms for prostitution.
According to Punch Metro, the women, who were rounded up by the
Head of Operation of the Liquor Licensing Board, Mallam Shehu Kagara, on
Mandela road and at Nagari hotel were arraigned before a Chief
Magistrate court in Minna.
The prosecution counsel, Mukthar Muhammad, told the court that the
accused persons contravened Section 200 and 408 B of the penal code.
All the accused persons pleaded guilty to the charge and were given a summary trial by Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Usman.
Three of the accused persons, Jennifer innocent, Blessing Tioyo and
Comfort David were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or pay an option
of N50,000 fine.
Blessing Marshal, Inferang Akpan, Godwin Jennifer were ordered to serve six-month imprisonment or pay N30,000 fine each.
But the duo of Hadiza Muhammad, Evelyn Daniel were fined N20,000
each while James Omande, Jessica Gbele who claimed to be students were
fined N10,000 each or in the alternative to serve a maximum of three and
one month in prison respectively.
Chairman of the Liquor board, Yahaya Pera, said no stone would be
left unturned to end prostitution in all the 25 local government areas
of the state.
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