Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual relations,
especially in a promiscuous way, in exchange for payment in money or other things of
value. A person who works
in this field is called a prostitute and is a kind of sex-worker.
Prostitution is one of the branches of the sex industry and Nigeria has become a major exporter of women for
prostitution. 60% of prostitutes in Italy and Belgium are Nigerian. It was
gathered that Nigeria also has highest victims of forced labour and prostitution.
It will be recalled that Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president
proposed a bill to legalize prostitution in Nigeria some time ago! This is a very embarrassing bill coming from an
elected Senator that suppose to legislate for a good and live changing laws for
its citizens, instead he was proposing
Prostitution Bill !
The Nigeria ambassador to Russia, Asam Ekanem Asam, spoke against the
backdrop of consular challenges faced by the embassy, disclosed that no fewer
than 200 Nigerian girls are trafficked every month to Russia for prostitution
from Nigeria. He disclosed this in an interview with a European Correspondent
of the News Agency of Nigeria in Berlin.
“The major consular challenge we face in
Moscow is the influx of trafficked persons from Nigeria, as not less than 200
girls are trafficked every month, and we have so many of them exposed to
danger. Some are even thrown out of the window and treated harshly. There must
be a way of stopping these racketeering; these girls are not tourists, students
or government officials yet they are given visas from the Russian embassy in
Abuja. So far we have deported over 240 girls since 2012. You will be shocked
at the extent of resistance from the girls; when we tell them Russia is not a
destination for prostitutes, yet they still come,” Mr. Asam said.
Mr. Ambassador explained that in order to curb the menace, the mission is now arranging deportation exercise for those caught, but the challenges are enormous. However, Mr. Asama said that: “the strategy is to stop them from Nigeria, and fish out those involved in the trade. For instance a well known Russian human trafficker who has been in the trade for about 20 years was caught in Nigeria. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons( NAPTIP) was on the verge of releasing her before I filed in a protest from Moscow to the Comptroller General of Immigration,”
“I spoke
to the mother of one of the girls and she said her daughter should remain in
Moscow and try to survive the ordeal. This is indeed very sad, coming from
one’s parent, “He said.
Mr. Asam, however tasked the
media on sensitizing the public on the dangers of trafficking in Russia, saying
“this Eastern European nation has become a new destination for them, and
believe me it is a very big crime here.
However, due to the high level corruption, greed, egoism, nepotism,
and I don’t care attitude of Nigeria political leaders, our daughters have
become survival sex workers in countries abroad.
The simple reason for ‘Survival
sex’ is when the prostitute is driven to prostitution by a need for basic necessities
such as food or shelter.
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