The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, declined to legalise prostitution in the country, even as it dismissed a suit that sought to enforce fundamental rights of commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho, while describing prostitution as an immoral act that is alien to cultural …

Delta State Police Command has rescued 23 teenagers lured into prostitution by a human trafficking syndicate from a hotel in Ughelli, Delta State. The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bright Edafe said in a statement yesterday that the rescue effort followed a tip-off on the activities of the prime suspect identified simply as Chinyere and currently at large. Edafe …