{"id":207817,"date":"2022-08-03T17:31:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T16:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=207817"},"modified":"2022-08-03T17:31:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T16:31:05","slug":"insecurity-niger-govt-moves-to-ban-sex-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/03\/insecurity-niger-govt-moves-to-ban-sex-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Niger govt moves to ban sex workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Niger State Government is to ban activities of commercial sex workers in Minna as part of efforts to tackle insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Kaltum Rufa\u2019i, Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Rufa\u2019i said that the government was unaware of such unwholesome activity capable of fuelling the current security challenges in the state.<\/p>\n<p>She said there are state laws against such activity, and the government would investigate it to stop the ugly trend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that you have brought the issue to our notice, the government will swing into action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will personally go and meet the Secretary to the State Government to discuss the issue and find solutions to it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sex workers<\/strong><br \/>\nNAN investigations within Minna revealed that the women and girls start their business from 7p.m. to midnight daily.<\/p>\n<p>Their 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.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/01\/hisbah-arrests-10-suspected-commercial-sex-workers-confiscates-alcohol-in-jigawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women<\/a> typically hang out in groups of two, three, four, five and above, waiting for their clients.<\/p>\n<p>Some of them who spoke to NAN and did not want their names mentioned said they usually charge from N1,000 to N10,000, depending on the kind of service required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur 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,\u201d one of them told NAN.<\/p>\n<p>Some sex workers said they ventured into the trade out of frustration or lack of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>One said, \u201cI have to use what I have to help myself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Niger State Government is to ban activities of commercial sex workers in Minna as part of efforts to tackle insecurity. 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