culled from Dailypost
As
the lingering disagreement between the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU remains without solution, DailyPost has learnt that
female students in Kaduna Metropolis now take solace in prostitution.
Our findings revealed that the numbers of those currently in the
business within the state has increased tremendously since the strike
action began two months ago.
Commercial sex workers in the state are mostly spotted along Rabah
Road, Muhammadu Buhari Way, Constitution Road and Independent Road, all
in Kaduna metropolis, while others have relocated to Obalande area,
along Cameroon Road where they rent rooms in small hotels for their
illicit business.
Others were seen around Gwari Avenue Road, Barnawa and other hotels
in the state capital where they meet their teeming customers.
It was gathered that the students decided to go into the business to
enable them meet their needs till the strike is being called off.
A final year student of one of the federal universities who doesn’t
want her name mentioned hailed ASUU for the strike, saying that the
money she would realize from the business will sustain her when school
resumes.
According to her, “The strike, though will delay my graduation, it’s
helping me to gather funds for my upkeep when the strike is finally
suspended.”
Another lady who gave her name as Joy, said, “we contribute money to
pay for hotel rooms and we sometimes hire the rooms for several weeks to
do the business.
“Most of us do not have anybody that will take care of us and we even
have our younger ones to cater for. So we have to do this business
anytime we are on strike or holiday to survive.”
Asked when she intends to stop the business, she said, “anytime the
strike is suspended, I will go back to school. But, I hope to stop this
business as soon as I get a job after graduation.”
When contacted, General secretary of the Association of Nigeria
Prostitutes, ANP, Jessica Elvis confirmed that since the strike began
members of the association have increased.
According to her, “The report we got from across the nation indicates
that new members, mostly students have joined the business since the
ASUU strike began two months back.”
“The latest report from Kaduna shows that 200 new members joined the business last month.
“They were all registered and are guided by the rule and regulations of the association,” she told this reporter on phone.
