Following a fall in the patronage of prost!tutes
in the popular Umunede community in Delta
State, the prost!tutes have taken to the use of
charms to attract customers.
According to a report by Southern City News, the
prost!tutes recorded a low patronage in the last
6 months, hence their decision to take the bull
by the horns.
According to them, the charms given to them by
native doctors help them to gain the love of men
who in turn patronize them.
The charm, fondly called ‘men follow me’ by the
Pr0stitutes makes a man to be a loyal customer
to the Pr0stitutes. Some of the charms are said
to be buried in the prost!tutes’ rooms. Stella,
one of the prost!tutes revealed that she had to
turn to the charm to make ends meet. She said:
“We have to visit native doctors when we
discovered that business was dwindling. About 20
of us operating here bought the charm for N20,
000 each. It is called ‘men follow me’ and it has
been working for us.”
Also, sperm in used c0ndoms were specially
packaged in cellophane bags and taken to
native doctors to prepare other forms of charms
for the s€x workers, aside the ‘men follow me’
charm.
Another commercial s€x worker, Mary, said: “To
get this charm prepared, the native doctors will
demand for pubic hair, 21 native chalks, 21
cowries , finger nails and used pants which they
use in preparing powder that would be applied
on their faces before going out at night to get
customers. These charms are prepared for N20,
000 and after making some money, we will buy
two bottles of dry gin to thank the native
doctors.”
However, aside from all the uses, one of the
prost!tutes revealed that it takes a toughness to
stay as a prost!tute. Recalling one of her
experiences, another prost!tute, Edith, said:
“The man told me he would pay N5, 000 a night
while my sister was hooked up with his friend.
When he finished making love to me, he brought
out N500 saying that was the only money with
him. That was how the trouble started and when
they wanted to fight with me, my colleagues
came out from their rooms and subjected them
to drink a little from the water we used in
washing our private part before they were let off
the hook.”
Although security agents are seen 24 hours
keeping surveillance of the community, the
police public relations officer in the state, Mrs.
Celestine Kalu, said the policemen were
stationed there to only check crime.
“Because of the busy nature of the community
at night, over 21 suspected armed robbers
including kidnappers had in the last two weeks
been arrested. They have been charged to court
after initial investigation. Umunede is not a
place a decent person work at night; it is like a
place for hooligans especially because of the
commercial s€x workers operating there. But we
as security agents will keep 24 hours surveillance
with a view to bringing the hoodlums to book,”
she said.
