The Lagos State police have arrested
and arraigned a 29-year-old man that disguises as a prostitute to defraud
unsuspecting club-goers.
Victor Monday who was arrested by police officers from Mushin Police
Station was in a female costume waiting for “a client” by the roadside when he
was nabbed.
He was kept in the female cell until he got busted by a policeman on
inspection. His beards aroused suspicion and a search revealed that he wore a
wig, makeup and also had padded Bosoms.
A police source said he blamed his fraudulent acts on not being employed. .
“His mode of operation was to go to clubs at night and look for men he
would spend the night with while disguising like a woman. He would dance around
to attract men to himself. Whoever is interested in spending the night with him
would approach him. .
. “He would collect some money from his unsuspecting victim as part payment
for his service and have fun on his bill. While they were drinking and wining,
he would tell the man that he wanted to urinate and use that opportunity to run
away. He said he made between N7,000 and N10,000 per night,” the source said .
Confessing to the crime, the Rivers State indigene said he went into crime
in 2018, got arrested by the police but secured his freedom after some of his
church members secured his bail.
He said, “I came to Lagos last year and was squatting around. When it was
night, I would look for a hidden place to dress like a woman and go to any club
to dance as a woman. Men who have
feelings for me would give me money, but I don’t follow them to hotels. I managed to run away. .
. “At times, I made N8,000 per day. I was going to a nightclub on September
15 when police arrested me. I told them my name is Joy, but later one of them
discovered that I am a man. I do this because I don’t have a job.”