Lagos magistrate sends 30 prostitutes to prison

An Ikeja magistrate court has sentenced 30 women to six weeks in prison for prostitution.

Those sentenced are Funmi Olayemi, Damilola Ibrahim, Blessing Emmanuel, Grace Nwaokoro, Anu Titus, Princess Osu, Cynthian Ozumba, Chindima Eke.

Blessing Winwah, Rebecca James, Gift James, Bukola Taiwo, Patience Amos, Oyinda Adesewa, Funmilayo Ajayi, Modinat Bello, Damilola Abiodun, Saki Godwin were sentenced as well.

Others are Glory Edet, Blessing Okafor, Tope Obatula, Shade Afolabi, Foluke Kolawole, Tosin Ajayi, Bisi Onanuga, Princess Isaac, Esther Akpan, Cythia Osas, Joy Osas and Patricia whose surname is unknown.

The accused were tried and found guilty of prostitution and breach of peace.

Mrs O. Odusanya, the magistrate, sentenced the accused to six weeks each with an option of N10, 000.

During their arraignment on Monday, all the accused has pleaded guilty to the offence, attributing it to the devil.

The accused, whose ages and residential addresses were not given, were arrested at Obalenda area of Lagos at 2 am.

Femi Alabi, an inspector and the prosecutor, told the court that the accused committed the offence on September 5 at the Obalende area of Lagos.

He said that the accused paraded themselves on the street as public nuisance.

“The accused were caught soliciting for clients, which is against the law of the state,” he said, adding that the act contravened Section 142 of the criminal laws of Lagos state, 2011.