A group of women
have called out residents of Abuja to join in a protest at the Eagle Square on
Friday against police harassment of women in recent weeks.
The protest, with
the #AbujaPoliceRaidOnWomen is expected to hold at 9 a.m. at the square.
Last month,
Premium Times reported how some officials of the Federal Capital Territory
Administration (FCTA), raided a popular night club, Caramelo, and arrested 34
female nude dancers.
Two weeks after,
another 70 womenwere reportedly arrested from different clubs in Abuja and
detained at Utako police station.
The acting Abuja
police spokesperson, Danjuma Tanimu, confirmed the arrest.
He said they were
arrested for “hanging around nightclubs” in Abuja.
Some of the women
arrested were later bailed while 32 others were charged to a mobile court
sitting in FCT.
Out of the 32
women presented before the court, 27 of them were convicted and sentenced to
one month in prison for prostitution, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
Some of the
arrested women also accused police officers of raping them in exchange for
their freedom.
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