90 Nigerian Women Arrested For Indecent Dressing In Lagos.

LAGOS, Nigeria --  Ninety Nigerian women appeared in court in Lagos Friday charged with dressing immodestly and "conduct likely to cause breach of public peace," officials said.

"The girls' dresses were in bad taste and they were picked up from where good girls should not be found," said a police officer.

The women aged 20 to 25 were believed to have been arrested Wednesday in various parts of Lagos. Three men are also standing trial in the case.

Some of the defendants have said that they were doing nothing wrong.

"My student identity cards could not even convince the policemen that I am not a prostitute," said Abosede Ekpeyong, adding that she was detained while waiting for a lift.

Magistrate Adeola Adedayo granted the defendants bail of 20,000 naira ($153.80) and adjourned the trial until August 24.

In recent years Nigeria has seen a public outcry against alleged indecent dressing by young women and the copying of Western styles.

Some universities have issued dress codes while religious organizations and the media have mounted regular campaigns to discourage "indecent" dressing.
 
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Of course the police will claim that they were arresting prostitutes, who coincidentally roam the streets scantly dressed to attract Johns.  But, trust Naija police, if you give them an inch, they'll gladly take a mile.  Anybody in the vicinity of a raid is automatically a suspect, and must either be bailed (cash consideration) at the station, or you languish in jail till, if you're lucky, they complete investigation and charge you to court.

I guess Sharia has finally infiltrated the south, Lagos of all places. That Governor should be impeached. Talk about chasing shadows. 

who will fight for them now? were are the women in government in nigeria? it's a shame to allow something of such to happen. the police has no right to touch anyone there. those ugly police with smelling mouth! i feel for those women even if all of them were to be prostitutes. no one is supposed to be treated like that.

oh pity!! women in nigeria are still suffering and degraded. why should they sit like that on the ground?? someone should do something please am going crazy seeing all those ladies on the ground.

Idiocy at work. When does one dress code defines who they are. I can still vividly recall the so-called "saints" during my secondary school days, who would have worn a sheet if they were allowed to.  Yet they were the same ones "shagging by ages 15/16(in secrecy of course).In other words your dress code does not in anyway define who you are. 


Although I do not in anyway condone the practice of indecent exposoure ( well at Carnival we do let loose in the Islands), I am totally against anyone being brought up on charges for their attire.  To each it's own. 

As Omoge mentioned, who will fight for these helpless women. I am not familiar with the judicial system in Nigeris, but I can say atrocities as such cannot happen where I am from. Not in these days when 2 lbs of Marijuana is equivalent to a .22 .  On a more serious note though, we do not tolerate such travesty of justice on my islands.  Equal rights and justice seem to prevail.

Exactly my sentiments,

the fashola of an idiot is a lawyer and even a senior advocate for that matter,

please the governor is in charge of Lagos state and not police commissioner

Nigeria is not a "normal" country.

Welcome to the Islamic republic of Nigeria.

And about calling the police to order!! for the fact that he has not done it up till now shows that he's in full support of it

@femionasan
you have a point there about the holiday thing for mr  presido

The Police commissioner in Lagos state do not take instructions from Fashola so fashola cannot issue such instructions.

While I am against the arrests of some innocent ones in this issue I must state that the way some women dress these days is very very bad. It seems the only thing that they have decided not to showcase is the nipple as over 3/4 of the breasts are sometimes gladly fed to peoples eyes everyday.

Based on decency, everything should be done to correct this, but based on religion, NO as that may amount to forcing everyone to abide by a particular religion.

There is more to this than dressing decent oh, some ladies where arrested for putting on trousers while some guys were arrested for braiding their hair.

Now is there anything indecent about that, I honestly think I dont want to live in a country where some Government official sits in his office to pontificate on what my wife should or should not wear.

This is one of those times one can not help but immagine how hopeless this country is.

Afam

I honestly don't know why you think it is wrong for Government to arrest ladies who put on trousers when you approve of Government having dresscodes for the citizens.
A country like Nigeria with complex demographics can only work if it appreciates its secular nature, what is an acceptable kind of dressing in my culture is unacceptable in others. I do understand that but people must respect the constitution which gives me the right to practise my own culture. People should not use their office to impose dresscodes that conform to their religion on others.


Besides that I did not say Nigeria is useless, I said events like this make you think it is hopeless. I do not regret saying it.
May be you might like to check the dictionary definition of hopelessness

So tell me why a country where its secular status as provided in constitution is not respected, a country where a Police officer decides to disrespect the fundamental human rights of her citizens as provided in the constitution but chooses to uphold his personal culture or religion, a country where some States practice State Religion against the provisions of the constitution, a country where when power moves North it begins to lean towards the Middles East or Arab league but when power moves south it leans towards democracy (no common focus),  etc. can not qualify as a hopeless country.

Nigeria will not work as much as we continue to celebrate its defects in our quest to sound politically correct.

There's nothing wrong with the dressing of the women in those pictures.

I have seen many Prostitudes but have never seen

anyone on wrapper. Have you?