The commercial sex business is largely
frowned upon in Nigeria but one
woman seeks to change that .48- year-
old Patoo Abraham has led protests in
Lagos to seek a better lot for Nigeria’s
prostitutes .Abraham is seeking to
ensure that prostitution is legalized in
Nigeria and that sex workers be
protected and respected . The mother -
of - two, who heads the Nigerian
chapter of African Sex Workers
Alliance ( ASWA) and the Women of
Power Initiative ( WOPI ) , led protests
with the demonstrators wearing T -
shirts screaming “ Sex work is work ,
we need our rights. ”
“ We are tired of dying in silence“ , ” We
want to be able to practise our
profession with pride like every other
person . We want an end to name -
calling and stigmatisation . We are sex
workers and not asawo [ a derogatory
Yoruba name for prostitutes ] .”
“ Sex work is normal work and there
are sex workers everywhere under
one form of disguise or the other ” .
“ The government should stop
criminalising our work ”
Ms . Abraham also stated that she is
proud of her profession as it is not
different from any other trade .
Controversial musician, Maheeda has
also called for the legalization of
prostitution in Nigeria.
Source:NigeriaCamera
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