The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the FCT administration and indeed the international bodies in Africa are against commercial sex workers popularly called “ashawo” in Nigeria, as same constitutes nuisance and a violation of the moral values of our African society. That the person described as a Man O’ War by the Plaintiffs is not an agent of the Defendant. That the Plaintiffs dress naked or half naked by the road side soliciting for men both interested and uninterested members of the public including innocent infants. That only an insane or an idle person can be in the street at 12 mid-night in the name of collecting signatures. That the 1st Plaintiff is an active commercial sex worker who at all times clashed with the authorities in the course of performing their duty sanitizing the FCT of sex workers in public places. Further the Defendant states that the 1st Plaintiff by paragraph 4.53 of the Plaintiffs statement of facts has admitted being a prostitute. That the 2nd plaintiff was never arrested at any point by the men of AEPB, the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Army nor any of the security agencies and no record exist to show that the 2nd Plaintiff or any of her imaginary friends (Muna, Mubo and Iveren) were arrested and detained. 15

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