The popular claim by the police
in Nigeria that they are friends
of the people has been
confirmed by commercial sex
workers at a brothel around
the Railway Police Station,
Agege area of Lagos state,
Southwest Nigeria.
The brothel, which is just a
name to cover up the sex-for-
money business that takes place
in the old one-storey building,
parades pretty women between
25 and 35 years old who said
they offer sex and money to
policemen so that they could
remain in the world's oldest
profession. The brothel, it was
learnt, has been in existence for
several years without any
disturbance from its
neighbouring Railway Police
divisional headquarters as well
as two churches, one located
directly behind it and the other
located two houses away from
it.
Parading 19 ladies of different
sizes and shapes, some of the
prostitutes confessed that the
rapport between them and
policemen force has remained
very cordial. "I've been doing
ashawo (prostitution) business
here for over three years now
and I can tell you as a customer
not to fear because the police
will never come here to harass
anybody. They know what we
do here and also know how we
operate. In fact, they are our
best friends here," one of the
commercial sex workers, a Benin
girl who refused to mention her
name, said.
Another prostitute in the brothel
told said that to keep the
relationship between the brothel
and the police "in good shape",
they cough out N3,000 monthly
to bribe law enforcement
agents. "Whenever you see the
police here, it is either they are
here to drink or to collect their
"settlement" or even to have a
feel of us which we willingly give
to them free of charge as we
have agreed among ourselves."
While confirming what her
colleagues had said earlier,
another commercial sex worker
in the brothel explained that
apart from visiting at the end of
every month to collect their
bribe, the police officers had
become more of a shield for
them. "Whenever them come
here, we dey give them do for
free except say them no wan do.
We know say na one of the ways
to keep the relationship be that.
If we no allow them and them
come vex, you know say
business no go move again be
that," she said in pidgin English.
She confirmed that these
"friends" of theirs come from
the different police stations
around them.
"As we are here drinking now,
they can come, but they won't
harass anybody. If it is sex they
want, we give, if it is money, we
give since the understanding is
there," another sex worker
explained. To keep business
running, each of the 19
prostitutes pay a monthly fee of
N6,000 as rent for the dingy
rooms where patrons sleep with
them. They said even though
each of them cough out this
N6,000 monthly, they make far
more than that amount in a
week. For them, business begins
from 7.30 p.m. when it is getting
dark and patrons could hide
under the cover of darkness to
visit and satisfy their sexual
urge. Starting from this period,
each of the ladies "dresses to
kill" with very skimpy dresses
that barely cover their breasts
and buttocks apparently to
attract customers.
"The fee is not fixed and it
depends on the impression we
have of a customer. We can ask
for between N800 and N1,500
for a round of sex. For guys who
don't release on time, we ask
them to add a little extra to
whatever they have paid," one of
the prostitutes explained. A
police officer at the Pen Cinema
Police Station, who preferred to
speak anonymously, confirmed
that they know that the brothel
exists. Denying that his
colleagues get bribe to look the
other way, he explained that the
prostitutes have not done
anything to warrant arrest.
"They operate in that place like a
hotel and they are big girls. Did
you see any under-aged
prostitute in that place? They
also don't allow small boys in
there. So why should we
suddenly become overzealous
for selfish reasons?" he asked.

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Q.Whats τђΞ difference between police απϑ ashawo?
A.Nothing

So bcox dem be police dia manhood no go jump up abi? Police wey BANG ashawo and still arrest criminal beta pass police wey be vigin boy buT stiL can't catch thief

We settle police with sex......and HIV!