58-year-old Woman, Others Remanded In Prison For Prostitution

A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Igbosere on Wednesday remanded a 58-year-old woman, Sandra Akomake alongside four other women in prison custody after pleading guilty to a one-count charge of prostitution.

Akomake and four other women, Helen Ugwu,34, Chika Okoro,40, Roseline Jebba, 43, and a 61-year-old Ordega Theresa were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly soliciting for sex in exchange for money.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Nicholas Akeene told the court that the accused persons committed the offence at about 11.pm at Thompson Avenue in Ikoyi area of the state on Tuesday.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened Section 142 (1) (a) (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.

Ugwu, Okoro and Jebba pleaded guilty to the one count charge, but the fifth suspect,61-year-old Theresa claimed not guilty.

“I know nothing about this,” Theresa said.

Her counsel, S.A. Owhoraye, said she was a trader and applied for her bail.

The magistrate, Mrs. Matepo, granted Theresa bail in the sum of N50,000 and two sureties in like sum, while she ordered that the others be remanded in prison.