This exclusive, mind blowing, true life investigative report
was culled from PUNCH . Just read and be wowed!
The time was 7pm, penultimate Saturday. The venue
was a hotel on Abaranje Road in Ikotun, a suburb in
Lagos State. He adorned black denims on a black T-
shirt. He said his name was Kenny, of course, he
admitted it wasn’t his real name.
He sauntered into the hotel as if his main aim was to
have a couple of drinks and maybe complement it
with a plate of sizzling pepper soup.
But Kenny didn’t just come to only have a drink,
Kenny is first of all, a male commercial sex worker
and was looking for a customer that he would
‘service’ in order to make a
quick cash for the weekend. One of our
correspondents got to know Kenny through a regular
customer, who had been patronising the motel bar for
a long time and who once had a close contact with
him.
Being a regular face in the bar as the place seemed to
be his office at night, his presence was certain, and
indeed, he came, our correspondent waited for him.
It is no news that bars and drinking joints are the
right spots for many on weekends, and being at the
centre of a busy road, this hotel seemed like a right
place for many. The music blaring from the speakers
was good and loud enough to entertain even those
who were not within the premises.
With the perimeter fencing well-illuminated, passers-
by could as well be tempted to stop by and have a
drink. But for Kenny, he came on purpose. On hand
were some guys in crested vests with ‘security’ boldly
printed on them to ensure law and order in the
premises.
Not even the crowd and almost non-availability of
chairs could dissuade people as some, including our
correspondent, had to lean on a car for some time
before he could locate a seat.
“This is the way it is on weekends. Because a number
of those who come here on weekends are in the
working class, you don’t get to see them on week
days, so, on weekends, the house is always full. Even
at certain times, you may not have a place to sit, and
the premises, including the car park, would be so
crowded, yet, it’s safe,” Seun, who claimed to be a
regular customer, told Saturday Punch.
But the loud music would not really be the only thing
one would instantly notice, skimpily and scantily
dressed ladies prancing from one end of the motel to
the other would instantly hit your eyes as soon as you
sit, stand or hang out anywhere near the motel.
Of course, one wouldn’t need a soothsayer to know
that the ladies are commercial sex workers, looking
for customers for the night. Indeed, just as they are
on the lookout for patrons, their male counterparts
are not left behind.
Like Kenny, sitting at different tables, were young
guys chatting, smoking and drinking and talking in
loud voices. To the innocent eyes, they are just young
men having a good time. But then, only a few would
know that some of them are also commercial sex
workers. They are available for women who are ready
to have them in exchange for some cash.
Since the male sex workers may not readily own up
or be identified as being available for ‘service’, one of
our correspondents approached a female sex worker
as if he needed a ‘quickie’ or ‘short rest’ so that in the
middle of their chat, she could help in identifying a
guy to service his ‘madam.’
“Babe, how far now,” our correspondent asked. “I dey
o, wetin dey happen?” she responded. Our
correspondent introduced himself as ‘John’ while she
gave her name as ‘Debbie’ who looked to be in her
mid 20s.
Our correspondent requested for a short service but
that before proceeding to the room or the car, she
would have to help in arranging a “strong guy” for his
madam who parked outside the hotel.
“I brought my madam here so I could ‘arrange’ a guy
for her, but since I wouldn’t want to idle away while
they would be having a good time, we can quickly do
a ‘short rest’ before they would finish theirs. So you
go help me arrange man for am. I mean guy wey
strong well well o,” our correspondent had asked
Debbie.
“That one na small thing now, guys dey. Make we
talk our own first. It depends on what you want or
what she wants; maybe tall or short, fair or dark, they
are all here and they are all very strong too. In fact, I
have some that I can’t give your madam because they
can ‘wound’ her. I hope say your madam go fit pay o
and she go get body hold am,” Debbie responded
swiftly.
She agreed to take N1,500 for the ‘short time’ service,
with an agreement that our correspondent would pay
for a room in the motel at the rate of N700.
“For short rest, a room is N700 but if it is till day
break, it’s N4,000, but if you give me the money, they
can take N500 from me instead of the N700 because
I’m a regular customer. I just ‘rested’ a guy now, so
they know me very well, and there are many rooms
we can choose from,” she explained.
When the deal was sealed, she handed her drink to
our correspondent and dashed into the crowd to look
for one of the male sex workers.
A few minutes later, Debbie returned with five guys,
averagely in their mid and late 20s. On arrival, they
introduced themselves, which sounded like aliases.
Among them was Water, perceived to be a strong and
qualified guy for the job. Others gave their names as
TK, Segun, Uche and Charles, all looking set for work
as they gesticulated occasionally.
While thinking of which of them to choose, they all
promised to ‘deliver’ more than expected.
On a closer look, our correspondent had sighted one
of them in the bar, smoking, drinking and dancing, all
at once, but nothing would have given him away as a
sex worker. Though he appeared like a ‘bad guy’,
sagging his jean trousers as if his boxers had to be a
part of the party.
After taking turns to explain how much they could
perform, Saturday Punch learnt that the average
amount the guys collect from any woman who needs
their services for a short time is N5,000. It could be
more than one round, but not for too long.
“If it is till daybreak, we charge at least N8,000, and
the woman would also pay for the room and a room
costs N4,000 per night in this place unless she
doesn’t want to use the hotel. We can go for as many
rounds as she wants,” Water told Saturday Punch.
With an assurance that money wouldn’t be a problem
as long as he could deliver and satisfy the madam,
Water boasted that he had been doing it and
‘servicing’ big women for a long time and that he was
very popular in the bar such that those who had been
patronising the hotel knew him for his strength.
“It’s been a while I started doing this thing, even
before I came here. And the truth is that the more you
do, the better skilled you become. So chairman, relax,
madam go enjoy my company. In fact, because she
is a new customer, I can give her discount and she
should just give me whatever she has afterwards. I’m
sure if she enjoys my service, she would come back
looking for me.
“Ask them, all of them know me, and they know that I
don’t disappoint. If she says we should go now, I’m
ready, no stopping till mama calls,” he assured.
When our correspondent selected Water to meet the
madam, who had been waiting outside in her car, his
face beamed with smiles. He teased his colleagues,
saying he had caught another big fish.
He almost led the way when it was time to go,
basking in some euphoria. It was while walking to the
car that he told our correspondent that he had been
cash-strapped for some time. He said he would give
his best so that he would be rewarded handsomely.
“Some of the big women I have ‘serviced’ before still
call me till date, and once you do them well (sic), they
won’t want to lose you. They can even call you to
meet them anywhere and they would pay,” he added.
On getting to the car where one of our correspondents
pretends to be the ‘madam,’ Water expressed a little
reservation before going into the car alone with
someone he had never met before, but with
assurance that nothing would happen to him, he
jumped in.
But then again, once inside the car where ‘madam’
was waiting to ‘bargain’ with Water, the young man’s
confidence waned a little as he kept looking from one
corner of the car to the other, apparently looking for
what would give away the correspondent as not being
real.
Asked why he looked tensed, Water said, “Sorry ma, it
is not as if I am not used to this. But then again, I
have to be careful. You know that this is not
common. We are aware that women come here and
‘take’ our ‘destinies’ once we sleep with them. The
money that we ought to make would be going to
them.”
But ‘madam’ quickly assured him that his fears
weren’t necessary by telling him, “I am not looking for
a boyfriend. The guys I had dealt with stole my
money and broke my heart even when I gave them
love. I just want somebody I can have sex with and
that is just that. I don’t want my heart to be involved
at all.”
Satisfied with the explanation, Water quickly boasted
about his sexual prowess.
“Ah! Madam! I will do you well. In fact, if I ‘handle’
you, I am not sure you would want to let me go. Just
try me and you would find out that you have been
dealing with the wrong boys.”
And of course, he didn’t waste time to tell ‘madam’
that he would charge N15, 000 for the night for his
‘services.’
“Madam, if na TDB (Till day break), na N15k I go take
o, I no charge you. No be so we dey even collect. E
get some people wey dey charge N20k. Last week,
na N25k one woman pay me. I just like you as you
set, na why I wan collect N15k.”
The bargaining eventually ended at N7, 000 for the
night but Water insisted that he wouldn’t be the
person that would pay for the room.
“A room in this hotel is N4, 000. You will be the one to
pay for it and my own money will be N7, 000. Na the
last price be that.”
Apart from the money ‘madam’ was willing to pay, the
young man had some other ‘conditions’ attached to
his services.
“Madam, if you no wan make I use condom, that one
will cost you extra. The N7k is with condom o.
Without condom dey sweet pass and na why we dey
charge extra N2, 000 for that.
“Madam, you go first ‘ginger’ me well. Then we go
come play. Na you go ‘ginger’ me before we play,
otherwise my body no go fit stand.”
When our correspondent assured him that he would
be ‘gingered,’ Water was all eager to set the ball
rolling.
But our correspondent told him he would have to wait
for her the following day, that she had just come into
town.
Before they departed, ‘madam’ asked Water if he had
other people who could ‘service’ her friends and he
replied in the affirmative.
“We plenty nah. Ha! Should I call somebody for you
now? Is your friend on her way? This is what we do.
We are ‘hustlers’. Na so we dey make our money, we
no be thieves and we are not criminals,” he said.
When asked if he would agree to a monthly or weekly
allowance, Water agreed but not without saying,
“Madam, the first night, we must do it here o. I am
still not sure of you. So we have to use this motel
first. Then, if you want me to come to your hotel later,
I would agree. That one na small thing.”
While Water and ‘madam’ engaged in serious
bargaining, Debbie appeared, seemingly impatient to
have our correspondent, her ‘early customer’ all to
herself. With a little tip, she agreed to stay for some
time until the conversation between Water and the
‘madam’ was over.
“That guy is good if your madam can pay. I have
slept with him before and he almost spoilt my tool of
business. He took me home for ‘daybreak’ and I could
barely walk the following morning. My legs were weak
and I could barely walk home, and he still appeared
very strong after all he did through the night. Even
though he paid me N6,000 for the service, I can’t
sleep with him again,” Debbie narrated.
Debbie assured our correspondent that the chosen
guy was a very strong ‘sex machine.’ She explained
that the guys who do such are not always greedy
about the money they want to collect because she
had arranged guys for some women earlier, including
the one she did for a woman the previous day.
“The woman called me this morning to appreciate me
for giving her a good guy. She told me the guy was
very good and capable,” she added.
When asked whether there were enough men that
could satisfy as many women that might come in a
day, she hissed in amazement, saying they were
more than imagined.
“Some of those guys that you see hanging around are
available for service, whether for short time or TDB
but you won’t know they do such, you know how our
society be now. Unlike our own, so they can’t really
do much to present themselves as available. Besides,
some women are too shy to come here but since
here is safe and there is accommodation for just
N700, they feel safe to do it here,” she said.
After a little familiarity, she confided in our
correspondent that she had a beauty salon but that
since business had been bad, she went into
commercial sex to augment her income, more so
because it doesn’t affect her work in the afternoon.
“But if any of my customers calls me during the day, I
will oblige him as long as he’s ready to pay,” she
added.
While our correspondent promised to get back to
Water the following day, he gladly gave out his
number as he pocketed the N1,000 gift given to him to
buy himself a drink. He however added that he would
be expecting a call, beaming with smiles as he walked
away.
While the conversation lasted, some of the other guys
had been moving up and down around the car, hoping
the ‘madam’ would need them as well. And, on the
other hand, Debbie had stormed out of the discussion
with our correspondent out of impatience,
complaining that she was losing money as she stood
outside chatting, but not without a cash gift as well.
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