‘Sex hawking has given us fame, good tidings’

Commercial sex hawkers in Edo State have said that nothing can stop them from what they know how to do best; prostitution. According to the spokesperson of the Association of Professional Prostitutes of Nigeria, Edo State chapter, Miss Jessica Osas, the
business has given her and other members of the association good tidings and fame over the years.
Speaking with Community News, Miss Osas decried the recent outcry from their colleagues in Kaduna State, calling on the state government to help them, as they were no more interested in the
business.
Osas also told Community News that though their colleagues in
Kaduna have encountered some difficulties in recent times such
as incessant bombing and killing of innocent people in the
Northern part of the country, where people including their
customers could no longer walk freely in the night.
According to her, “in spite of their plights, they shouldn’t have
condemned the business just like that. I want to say loud and
clear that members of this association in Edo State are enjoying
our craft and we have no cause to regret.
“I was surprised when I heard the news that our colleagues in
Kaduna were appealing to the state government to rescue them
from of the business, saying that there is no more gains from it. I
laugh it off because I understand that their problems is that of the
Boko Haram.
“Three months ago, their leader called us to intimate us about the
happenings over there and we advised her on what to do in order
to boost their business as it was being done here in Benin. She
also came to Benin last month during the indoctrination of our
new members only to be telling us now that they wanted to quit
the business.”
Osas added that Kaduna State was where prostitution is most
lucrative compared to other states in Nigeria.
“My advice for them is, whoever wants to quit the job should
leave quietly without making noise. Our association is not a place
where you should first take oath before you become a member
and what we are doing is not written on our faces. If I didn’t tell
you (the reporter) would you know that I’m involved in the
business? No.
“Here in Edo State, some of our members are working in different
companies and they receive big salaries. Even, students from
various tertiary institutions across the state are fully registered
members of the association, but they do it on part time basis,”
Osas disclosed.