Over the weekend, at least 70 women were arrested in different clubs in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, according to lawyer and activist M.M Obono series of tweets. He wrote:
As I type, 70 girls were arrested and brought to Utako Police station last night. This is in addition to the ones who were arrested on Friday night. Their offence; clubbing and in some instance, prostitution. Some have been assaulted with injuries in their vaginas.
One of the ladies arrested has a 2-month old baby. She wasn’t allowed to breastfeed her baby by CRO in charge on duty despite continuous plea amidst tears. It took the intervention of a female police officer who called the DPO to overrule the decision of the inspector at the time.
The joint task force that arrested some of these girls have been allegedly molesting and assaulting them. Some even showed the bruises and bleeding in their vaginas.
This is not the first time this month. According to Premium Times, police officers, two weeks ago, arrested about 30 women at different night clubs.
Police say they were arrested for prostitution, which is against Nigeria’s law but it begs the questions, “how do they know they are prostitutes,” “Is it a crime for a woman to be in a club?” and “what about the ‘client’? What happens to them?”
Obono’s tweets said they officers have been sexually assaulting the women while in detention, and we know
Nigerians have been condemning the raid as well as the assault, and we stand with them!
#AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen sometimes, silence is consent. Speak up !
Sisters, kindly let your voices be heard on this issue. Women should never be denied the same freedom of movement as men in Nigeria.
This is an anti patriarchy cause I’ll be happy to join in. Thanks
— The bored adventurer (@oladavidd) April 30, 2019
Lagos Twitter women, I urge you all to please lend your voices to this #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen The next plausible city to test run this is Lagos. They already bar you from certain public places if you don’t have a male escort. How long before you’re picked up outside quilox???
— Nkoliifunanyachukwu (@stephie_coco) April 30, 2019
Nigeria's rape culture grows stronger everyday.#AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen #SayHerNameNigeria pic.twitter.com/TYVPmXAsrF
— Ijeoma (@Art_of_Achalugo) April 30, 2019
Every Nigerian woman should get on this #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen and do their best to shed light on the Nefarious activities if the NigerianPolice! E fit be you next time. #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen
— Nkoliifunanyachukwu (@stephie_coco) April 30, 2019
It is just a matter of time b4 they start picking up ladies anywhere in Abuja once it is 8pm!
SARs started with yahoo boys but now picks every good looking youth!
If u are defending the raids in Abuja, it will soon be u waiting for a cab home from work.#AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen
— Elly (@elly_kingjoe) April 30, 2019
Women on my TL, according to accounts by the victims, some of these women were raped using pure water satchets as condoms!!! Can you imagine that being done to you?!!!
— Remi Ibinola RIO (@reminola) April 30, 2019
Amnesty International is concerned by spate of arrests and humiliation of women by FCT officials and the police, in some parts of Abuja. These arrests clearly show unacceptable deliberate targeting of women. #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen #Nigeria #EndVAW
— Amnesty Int. Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) April 29, 2019
The raids and abuse targeted women, hence discriminatory and is gender-based violence. We are calling FCT and police authorities to investigate allegations of abuse of the women. #AbujaPoliceRaidonWomen #Nigeria #EndVAW
— Amnesty Int. Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) April 29, 2019
It is scandalous that the police in Abuja would arrest 100 women just because they went to a night club. No man in the night clubs was arrested. We have a Constitution that guarantees human rights and equality. What about arresting bandits and kidnappers? @PoliceNG_CRU @MBuhari
— Jibrin Ibrahim (@JibrinIbrahim17) April 29, 2019
The policemen used pure water bags as condom to have sex with the ladies arrested in Abuja nightclub raids. I give up…😪
— Babasola Kuti (@RealSolaKuti) April 29, 2019
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