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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed says his government will conduct a headcount for commercial sex workers in the state as Ramadan begins in Nigeria.
He said the state needed accurate data on the prostitutes.
Aminu Balarabe-Isah, Permanent Commissioner in charge of Hisbah and Sharia implementation, disclosed this in Bauchi on Monday during a sensitisation workshop organised for commercial sex workers.
He said the information generated from the exercise would help the commission take measures aimed at discouraging them from continuing with their dangerous trade.
Isah disclosed plans by the government to organise empowerment programmes for them and provide them with capital to start small-scale businesses.