The Shari'a Commission of Bauchi state has decided to profile all non-native commercial sex workers operating in the state after which it would repatriate them to their states of origin
The indigenous ones, the Commission noted, would be married off by the government.
Permanent Commissioner II in charge of Hisbah in the state's Commission, Aminu Balarabe Isah, spoke at a pre-Ramadan sensitisation workshop held at Bayan Gari area, a suburb of the state metropolis on Tuesday.
Isah said the move would enable the affected ones get a decent source of livelihood.
He explained before their repatriation, data of all the commercial sex workers operating in the state would be collated by the commission, adding the repatriation would be done in collaboration with their various states and local government areas.
He spoke: “We are not here to arrest any of you. Rather we want to help and repatriate you to your various local government areas and states of origin so that you can engage yourselves in a meaningful and decent life."
He added: “The recent interview conducted by this office on some of the commercial sex workers has made us realise that some of you are into the indecent trade due to maltreatments from your stepmothers, poverty and illiteracy.
“We also discovered that others were forced into the act by the activities of their co-wives,” he stated.
Hafsatu Azare, who commended Hisbah for organising the workshop which she termed as “educative and beneficial” promised that if the government would help them with a better source of livelihood, they would quit the indecent means of livelihood
