Information reaching Becksblog.com.ng, that the Bauchi State government, through the Hisbah Department of the state Shariah Commission, has commenced the training of about 575 repented sex workers across the state, pledged to marry off at least 100 of them.
This was disclosed on Tuesday, March 8 by the Permanent Secretary in charge of the department, Alhaji Aminu Balarabe-Isah, at the formal inauguration of vocational training for 575 repentant sex workers in Bauchi.
He said the government would sponsor the weddings of both Muslim and Christian women among them, and provide them with dependable and reliable sources of livelihood.
“We would facilitate the entire process after obtaining their consent and that of their parents and guardians before the marriage takes place,” he added.
He commended them for taking the bold decision to renounce the practice, which may affect their lives negatively and place a permanent stigma on them.
The permanent secretary explained that the repentant sex workers would be trained on vocational skills which include hairdressing, knitting, entrepreneurship, tailoring and cosmetology.
The skills to be trained by the repented sex workers includes; makeup, catering, poultry/fishery, shoe/bag making, and computer literacy classes, adding that the training would be done in collaboration with the National Directorate of Employment.