Sex workers in Kano State have called on organisers of nationwide hunger protests to engage in dialogue with the Federal Government.
They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the protests had paralysed socio-economic activities, leaving them without customers and struggling to survive.
Monica James, who operates on France Road, said dialogue was the only option to address protesters' grievances.
“I haven’t eaten for two days because of the curfew, our customers are nowhere to be found,” he said.
He urged the organizers to shelve their protests and negotiate with the government to end the demonstrations.
Deborah Iliya, a sex worker from Yoruba Road, who shared James' sentiments, described the situation as horrible as she has been unable to find clients.
Weather Head area chief Hannatu Ibrahim also called for an end to the protests, joining growing calls for a return to normality.
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Caroline James, a sex worker who operates a brothel on Enugu Road in Sabon Gari, said the infiltration of thugs and the ensuing violence “ruined our business”.
He said he had booked clients willing to pay between N30,000 and N40,000 but they were unable to keep their appointments due to tension and curfew.
One sex worker, who preferred to remain anonymous, said some of her colleagues were forced to share rooms due to a lack of clients during the protest.
He called on the authorities to relax the curfew, saying it severely affects his business capacity.
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Moses John, a bartender, told NAN that the curfew had severely affected business activities in Sabon Gari, with hotels and bars barely making any sales due to the absence of customers.
Kenneth John, an Esi Ewu (goat head) trader on Aitken Road, told NAN that the curfew had negatively impacted business activities in Sabon Gari, lamenting that he had lost several goats due to lack of power supply.
(YAYA)