According to the Nigerian Sex Workers Association in a new interview with Punch, the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU’s strike embarked on last week, that has now resulted in the closure of public universities to Nigerian students, will increase prostitution among female students.
The national coordinator of the Nigerian Sex Workers Association, Amaka Enemo, while speaking in the interview, disclosed that even when there was no strike, many female students had been engaging in ‘runs’, an euphemism for offering sex for cash or other valuables, hence if the strike was not called off soon, the idle female students would have no choice than to officially embrace sex work.
“Even without the strike, a lot of the students were doing ‘runs’, which is exchanging money for sex. But with the strike, just like a holiday, the rate of sex work will double.
“In this job, strike or holiday period is like a peak period. So, I urge them to stay safe because we cannot kick them off the streets. They should be safe and use condoms.
“The government needs to ensure that the strike is called off because if the students are left idle due to the closure of schools, it means the government is indirectly telling them to go to the streets.” She said.
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