The Endless War Against Prostitution

ANY time I hear that the Police are clearing
prostitutes off the streets, I have mixed feelings. I
approve of the effort, because they work to clear
the streets of what they perceive as nuisance. But
I do not always understand the point of doing
that, because it does not work.
If those raids have been effective, the commercial
sex trade would have ceased to thrive on the
streets.
As far as I can remember, I have heard of Police
raids in major roads and popular streets in Lagos
metropolis, especially.
As far back, I have heard of such red light
districts existing at Ayilara in Surulere, Awolowo
Road and Ikoyi and places like Allen Avenue,
Victoria Island assume a different colour at night.
It is said that these women and their families
used to habit a whole street in Yaba area at some
time in the past.It is called the oldest profession,
but why has it survived after other evils, like
slave trade (putting human beings under chain
and shackles and shipping them abroad) have
been abolished? We support the opinion that
human trafficking is still slavery?
So, why does commercial sex still thrive, if not
that some people still want or need their services?
Who Is The Sex Worker?
In the past, they were called prostitutes, but the
name has changed in recent times, probably
because society is still trying to define who the
prostitute is.
The prostitute is defined as someone who trades
sex for money, including a man, in some
countries.Going deeper, however, it has been
discovered that even married women may engage
in the trade, occasionally, just for the money.
It is even argued sometimes that someone who
remains in a marriage for the money is a
prostitute. That is why we try to look at the issue,
if we possibly can.
First though, we will state that commercial sex
workers are not to be looked down upon, because
they are always people who are in need of help.
They certainly need employment, but may lack
the skill.
Still, society does not approve. Still want to
emphasise that if their services are not called-
they are referred to as call girls too- they
wouldn’t work.
While we say commercial sex is evil, because
having so many partners is the fastest way of
spreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
but these people claim to take care of themselves.
However, we are not sure that one exposure may
not be the unlucky one. The issue, therefore,
should not be treated with kid gloves.
It may also be worthwhile to remind the
prostitute that the result of those infections may
be a non-communicable disease for her.
We take to heart a partner’s concern about
commercial sex and the danger it poses to stable
relationships if a half has cultivated a taste for
their services. We sympathise.
Do you think you are not doing something right?
You may not be to blame for his lack of
fulfillment. What about books and journals that
teach how to be good to each other and feel
fulfilled in the bedroom?
Why do you think he goes to them? You have the
right to dig deep into this aspect of his life and
you will find the answer if you do it humbly and
quietly. And he will appreciate your effort to help
him.
What you do from your end may help society in
tackling this vice, because the Police cannot arrest
every commercial sex worker.
Although we do not have statistics, but we could
just say that at least one commercial sex worker
is born every week, if not daily.
So, if you discover that he patronises them
because he is addicted to sex, work through the
issue with him. You may need counseling. He
needs your help and you can rightly claim
ownership of your relationship if you succeed.
The government should bear in mind that it
would be disrespectful of the high institution that
is marriage when they take a sex worker off the
street who is not prepared and force her to
marry.
She will go through a marriage with the same lack
of feeling she plied her trade with.
The result may be issues, like armed and other
forms of evil.