Two commercial sex workers, popularly called ‘ashewo’, Joy
Peter, 23, and Divine Okoye, 25, have been dragged to a Wuse Zone 2 Senior
Magistrates’ Court, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on a two-count of joint act and theft after they were accused of
robbing a ‘customer’, James Malu, of the sum of N49,000.
The two prostitutes who operate from Meri-Jeo Hotel, Masaka,
Nasarawa State, according to the prosecutor, Corporal Francis Tanko, were
alleged to have conspired and stolen cash and other items from the home of a
man who patronised them.
The court heard that Malu had, on April 5, 2015, had gone to
a night club in the area where he met
the two woman and had contracted them for an all-night sex, which they obliged
and he took them to his home.
But during the night when he went to use the rest room, the
two ladies stole his sandals, spare key of his car, house keys and N49,000 cash
and took to their heels.
Tanko said that the accused were eventually arrested on
April 8, adding that the offence contravened sections 79 and 288 of Penal Code.
The accused pleaded not guilty and the Magistrate, Aminu
Eri, admitted them to bail in the sum of N20,000.
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