advised the 1st plaintiff to “ mobilize other Prostitute” to stay off the streets
pending the outcome of the hearing.
The Plaintiffs reiterate that the 2nd Plaintiff and her friends / colleagues were
harassed, arrested and detained on 08th January 2011 (and not 09th January 2010
as previously stated in other processes as a result of typographic error on the part
of Plaintiffs) by men of the AEPB.
The Plaintiffs state that the 2nd Plaintiff’s cause of action is not statute barred and
can be entertained by this Court.
The Plaintiffs state that there is a laid down procedure for arrest in Nigeria
provided by the Criminal Procedure Code and the Agents of the AEPB did not
follow this procedure.
That the defendant makes no denial that its Agents arrest Women on the street for
no reason other than for being women walking on the streets in the evening or at
night and then label these women prostitute.
The 1st -4th Plaintiffs deny that they are neither prostitutes nor coordinators of
prostitutes.
On the 25th of May 2015, the Plaintiffs pursuant to Rule 43(2) of the Rules of this
Court brought an application to call a witness (one Apel Orduen) to give oral
testimony in support of their claim. The Defendant did not oppose the application
and the Court granted the application and adjourned to the 02 nd July, 2015 for
hearing. The Court did not sit on the 02nd July, 2015 due to other exigencies.
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