Lagos sentences 12 prostitutes to prison

On Wednesday, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also referred to as KAI, succeeded in securing the conviction of twelve commercial prostitutes. 

During a dislodgement operation headed by the Corps Marshal of the Agency, they were found guilty of charges touching on prostitution and disruption of peace and were sentenced to eight months in prison.

The Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd) made this disclosure on Monday at the Command Headquarters of the Agency at Bolade-Oshodi, Lagos. He said:  ‘‘the THEMES agenda of Mr. Governor clearly stated the need for Lagos to be habitable for business and the situation at Obalende has deteriorated over time, prompting the need for us to launch a large-scale enforcement operation against these nefarious elements that want to desecrate our environment which resulted in arrests and multiple secured convictions’’.

Cole revealed the names of the convicts as Oluwaseun Durojaye, F, 20, Joy Felix, F, 24, Opeyemi Azeez, F, 25, Precious Mathew, F, 24, Happiness Kingsley, F, 24, Theresa Edet, F, 30, Ayo Olanrewaju, F, 20, Monica Ebuka, F, 21, Blessing James, F, 22, Favour Samuel, F, 34, Janet Ighumba, F, 24, Marvis Ifeoma, F, 32, Adeyanju Clara, F, 24, Favour Johnson, F, 34, Joy Rafael, F, 24, Promise Joseph, F, 23, Favour Ajoor, F, 28, Joy Onyekachi, F, 28 and Emmanuel Friday, F, 20.

They were charged with crimes under Sections 142(1)(a)(b) and 168(1)(d) of the Lagos State Criminal Laws before Chief Magistrate Adefioye of the Special crimes Court in Oshodi. 

12 out of 19 convicts arraigned, bagged 8 months jail while 7 others who pleaded not guilty were detained in prison custody until December 18 for further hearing. 

The judgement was enthusiastically welcomed by Cole, who emphasised that any arrested defaulter will be subject to the full force of the law and that the Agency remained unfazed by the attacks directed at agents while they were on duty.

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