affected the educational sector in Nigeria and so
Nigerian youths are adversely affected in their
academic pursuit. This has however aided 'sex-runs'
among female undergraduates, in fact it's now a fad
and source of income to a lot of the 'big-babes'
However in the past, part-time prostitution, popularly
called runs, and a degree or certificate were not
synonymous; but not anymore. It is a part-time job for
some female undergraduates.
These commercial sex workers popularly known as
'Olosho' among female undergraduates are the big
girls. Their pastime has become even more compelling
on campus due to the ongoing strike by the Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
They are involved in numerous runs just to earn a
living, which they call Home service, Short time, Body
for ground, cash for hand and Sex for money, among
others.
There are various categories of university sex
hawkers; it all depends on the packaging and
'swag' (panache) which determines the type of men
they service. The ASUU strike which has left the
universities almost empty since 1 July, has allowed
these girls to ply their trade full-time, especially in
private hostels and private accommodations within the
university axis.
Hostels on university campuses are empty and hardly
will one find up to three roommates in a room. But
activities peak on Thursdays through weekends when
men (Aristos) come in with exotic cars to pick them up.
Even some of the sex hawkers sleep with the hostel
porters so they would always have the freedom to
leave the hostels and come in at will. In the University
of Lagos female hostels, Moremi happens to be the
hottest on campus, Fagunwa Hall and Madam Tinubu
Hall (MTH) are the second and the third in the rating of
the sex spots.
Some girls are also agents, who organize girls for men
at a fee in hotels around the university and even
outside the state. It is very easy to get a UNILAG sex
hawker with just a blackberry phone, if you own a car
and have cash to spend for them and it is so difficult to
identify them on campus during the day because most
of their outfits are obviously expensive and sometimes
indecent.
A 300 Level runs girl in the Psychology Department,
told reporters : "I no fit go runs, if motor no dey, na the
client go organize how dey go carry us. Sometimes if I
go clubbing, from there I fit follow man go for overnight
runz and I know how much I go carry commot."
Another runs girl said: "For me parole no dey like that
before, it's just roadside. I try stopping vehicles and
any interested man will pick me. At the end of the
groove, I come back with something like N10,000 or
N20,000 depending on the consumer" .
Some are lucky enough to get a gift of a laptop, phone,
and a set of jewellery, depending on how generous the
male client is. The fact still remains that most of the
runs girls prefer private hostels due to constraints or
harassment by porters and their classmates. Some of
their clients pay for the private hostels, most of which
are off-campus accommodation for students.
Meanwhile, many female students in the hostels prefer
to sell their bed space in the university and add money
to get an accommodation in a private hostel.
Some rent apartments with the money they get from
their runs. During the day, they spend most of the time
making their hair, fixing nails and eyelashes and in the
evening, around 5:30 to 6p.m. they come out for their
business. Before they hit the road, they drink alcohol
heavily to bolster themselves and erase any trace of
shyness while negotiating with the male clients.
Debbie, 24, (not real name) who claims to be in 100
level in the English Department told reporters: "The
truth is that there's nobody to take care of us and I
have a daughter to cater for.
It is part of this money I use to send her to school. At
times, I leave Lagos to Abeokuta, Sagamu, Ibadan,
Edo, depending on the pay. I'm doing all this just to
raise money for her upkeep". A 200 level student in
English Education Deparment said: "I risk my life to
travel as far as Jos and Abuja, and I spend at least two
weeks, depending on the agreement I strike with my
client.
Most of the time, I follow my client around over there
under the pretence that I am his personal assistant."
Another runs girl said: "I have to hang around hostels
and bars just to get customers for the night." The price
varies depending on the girl's negotiating skills and
desperation for cash.
Some female students leave their phone numbers with
hotel attendants and will 'settle' them after the home
service transaction. Lecturers are not left out. The
female sex workers go to bed with lecturers to get
higher marks. A particular female student, who does
not want to be named, said having sex once with a
lecturer earns one a 'D' twice is 'C', thrice is 'B' or 'A'.
It all depends on your bargaining power.
One lecturer connects them to other interested
lecturers. The sex-for-marks girls are organised, work
and move together. They hardly attend lectures but
make fantastic results at the end of the day. A cab
man on the campus said: "I do take some lecturers to
meet students in their houses in Iwaya, Bariga and
Makoko and I also go and pick them up around 5.00
a.m. in their house sthe next morning. Female
students even pay the lecturers after having sex with
them." One of the security guards at one of the private
female hostels said "most nights, when I see those
girls going out, I do wonder what is going on. The next
morning at about 3.00 am, they start coming back.
No one will even know they went out." Some girls do
the runs to meet the financial demands of the lecturers
instead of having sex with them. Sometimes it is sex-
for-marks; they don't have business with lecturers'
assignments and they will be the ones that go to the
hotel and pay the bills, order the food, organise
transportation and invite the lecturer. When politicians
and government officials have social gatherings, the
girls link up each other.
The use social media platforms such as facebook,
badoo, and smart phones to solicit for wealthy
prospective male clients they call Aristos on campus.
Some of these so-called Aristos are old enough to be
their fathers or even grandfathers, but the girls don't
give a damn. All they are interested in is the money.
They also go through so much pain. Sometimes, they
are either beaten up by clients or not paid.
Investigation also revealed that some students still get
involved in runs after graduating if job opportunities
don't come on time. They buy bed space like students
and stay with the ones they have trained on campus.
They really find it difficult to quit completely.
Most of the experienced sex workers never think of
getting married; instead they turn into 'sugar mummy'.
Sourced from 23rd Music
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