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Eleven women were on Friday arraigned in a Tinubu Magistrates' Court in Lagos, charged with hawking sex.
They are Edet Akpan, 24, Jennifer Benjamin, 40, Naomi Jonah, 35, Rosemary Efosa, 27, Rita Igwe, 33, Esther Ohima, 35, Joy John, 34, Ayo Esan, 33, Blessing Omezie, 35, Shola Oni, 29, and Blessing Andrew, 27,
According to the Prosecutor, SP Austin Orji, “the accused were loitering for the purpose of engaging in sex hawking and were picked up within different streets in Victoria Island.”
He said the seventh accused, Joy John, had appeared before the court on Nov. 11, had been charged with the same offence and was sentenced to 200 hours community service. He said she absconded, before she was caught again.
The first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth and 11 accused pleaded not guilty to the charge while the third, seventh, eight, ninth and 10th accused pleaded guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs S.K. Matepo adjourned the case of Jonah, John, Esan, Omezie and Oni, who pleaded guilty, till Nov. 25.
She granted Akpan, Benjamin, Efosa, Igwe, Ohima and Andrew, who pleaded not guilty, N50,000 bail and adjourned the case till Dec. 4 for mention.
They are Edet Akpan, 24, Jennifer Benjamin, 40, Naomi Jonah, 35, Rosemary Efosa, 27, Rita Igwe, 33, Esther Ohima, 35, Joy John, 34, Ayo Esan, 33, Blessing Omezie, 35, Shola Oni, 29, and Blessing Andrew, 27,
According to the Prosecutor, SP Austin Orji, “the accused were loitering for the purpose of engaging in sex hawking and were picked up within different streets in Victoria Island.”
He said the seventh accused, Joy John, had appeared before the court on Nov. 11, had been charged with the same offence and was sentenced to 200 hours community service. He said she absconded, before she was caught again.
The first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth and 11 accused pleaded not guilty to the charge while the third, seventh, eight, ninth and 10th accused pleaded guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs S.K. Matepo adjourned the case of Jonah, John, Esan, Omezie and Oni, who pleaded guilty, till Nov. 25.
She granted Akpan, Benjamin, Efosa, Igwe, Ohima and Andrew, who pleaded not guilty, N50,000 bail and adjourned the case till Dec. 4 for mention.
