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Nollywood actor, Ime Bishop Umoh, popularly known as Okon Lagos, was recently criticised heavily for a video he posted about some policemen who allegedly raped some prostitutes in Abuja. In the video, he described what the policemen did as similar to stealing.

This evidently did not go down well with a lot of social media users, who accused him of justifying rape.

In an exclusive interview with Saturday Beats, the comic actor noted that he would never justify rape and stressed that the reason why he decided to comment on the issue was because he noticed that people were condemning the act of rape and ignoring the fact that prostitution was an immoral act.

“I live my life in such a way that I live for the best and hope for the worst so things hardly shock me. I saw the backlash coming but I didn’t know it was going to get that sort of attention. I saw it coming; I knew I might be misunderstood depending on the level of comprehension of my audience. Humour waters down the sensitivity of some issues. Euphemism is saying something that is very harsh in a mild way. I didn’t justify rape in any way,” he said.

He revealed that the grouse people had with him was largely because he likened rape to theft.

“The issue people had with what I said was that I likened rape to theft and that I said prostitutes do not have dignity. My assertion was to clarify the fact that raping a prostitute is theft and they don’t have dignity. My assertion is metaphorical. If I wanted to use a simile, I would say rape is like theft. Rape is taking a woman’s dignity without her consent. I don’t regret saying that prostitutes do not have dignity; no one would be proud to introduce themselves as a commercial sex hawker.

“I wanted to be fair in my analysis; I was trying to point out the fact that prostitution is a wrong act, so we shouldn’t be malicious by talking about only rape. Why are we canonising one criminal act and demonising the other? Both acts are morally wrong. I believe in humanism; as humans, we should observe the golden rule. I am not trying to say that I am a saint; in fact, I don’t want to be one so that there would be a difference between Jesus and me. It is unfortunate that some women were raped by policemen.

“I am not saying it serves them right, but I am also concerned about the immoral act; prostitution. The level of moral decadence in the country is worrisome. I even saw some public figures with verified social media accounts supporting the idea that prostitution should be legalised; I don’t want to call names. I won’t make comments about something insensitive like that. Rape is bad, but prostitution should be addressed as an issue as well,” he told Saturday Beats.

He further described his respect for women as inevitable, adding that he didn’t owe anyone an apology for his comments on prostitutes.

“Everybody around me is a woman; I have a wife and two daughters; my respect for women is inevitable. I am not going to be shaken; a prostitute is not a dignified person. According to Lucky Dube; ‘the terrible thing about the truth is that, when you say it, you always stand alone.’ I am brave enough to say the truth and nothing will happen to me. I don’t owe anyone an apology,” he added.

See more; http://gistmore.com/i-dont-regret-saying-prostitutes-have-no-dignity-okon-lagos

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Odobaone:
My sister it's true oo.. NLnders we make sense both physically and hustling(Legit).

Respect to all Nairalanders o

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Abiba
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Odobaone:
Enough of this BB start thing. Many of our NAIRALANDERS do better than them here in Lagos and they still keeping low for Humility sake.

Even NL babes makes sense more than these gals. If you doubt me attend any big show in Eko Hotel you will confirm it.

Today Ceec abi CCECC, tomoro Anti abi Anto..

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googlepikins:
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Earthbound:
Even though they're more or less like stockfish, I'd still hit that.

Bad mouth

ChiefAzubuike:
From her savings, you can only see #500 and #1000 notes. That's the denomination of money ashawo dey always collect for short-time in a brothel depending on your bargaining power.

Ashawo work is really lucrative.

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SIMPLYkush:
Timaya is a bastard, a failed ugly fat baboon, a yahoo boy and a disastrously woeful singer who has nothing to live for, his days are over

U are nt normal

oliver22:
Smelling pvssy

Madman Tramol

Holuwahyomzzy:
Hope she is not referring to ...., If you know you know

Tobi!
Hell No...
Maybe to u

Biguyman:
Still doesn't change the fact that Nigerian girls are the most useless set of people in the universe.

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ladidacanon:
No b benue people ? I neva c people wey lack sense pass dem....if u are from benue receive sense

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HallaDaTruth:
Benue must be a cursed state i swear

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Are they taking precautions while using the same clipper?
I don't know the foolish people that allowed them to tamper with their hair and heads.
I don't believe people will just come, tell you to kneel down and then cut your hair.
There is something wrong with that state and its people.

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wiloy2k8:
Benue state is the most terrible state . Gosh

How do u mean! Are u normal?

Hoii:
They better be ready when the cultists return to fight back

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Ukeachu1:
70% of the world is covered with water... kante covers the rest.
short engine

Weldone

obi4eze:
What surprises me about Kante is his lowly lifestyle despite the amount of money he earns per week.

His new contract is worth £290,000 per week making him the Chelsea player with record earnings both now and in the past.

That's a whooping 135 million naira per week

Chaii
C money

SINZ:
Ogini?

Weldone

Deltatoto:
i no be sars how I go no

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Deltatoto:
ella ur Toto go sweet o.how far na

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stagger:
So if she is in Abuja, she should first fly to Lagos and then use Emirates? When she can fly EgyptAir to Cairo from Abuja abdcthen on to Dubai?

What's your point here really? It is people like you who don't even have money that form rich the most.

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SINZ:
Finally! She has gone to Dubai - the choice destination for all ashawo girls in Nigeria.

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Welldone

Deltatoto:
money is good for where Alex get money?have u ever seen a celebrity that flies economy?not even a good airline like emirate.alex is my friend she Dey borrow money to package

Welldone
Hope she no d steal ba?

okwabayi:
Tobi is still gbenshing BBNaija girls? Kai!

Why

OgeFather:
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