Makahaba nchini Nigeria waandamana ksa biashara mbaya

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.”
She told Al Jazeera:
“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].”
“S*x work is normal work and there are s*x
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