CYRIACUS IZUEKWE
Two commercial sex workers, Rosemary John and Vivian Okeke engaged in a public fight over a client who went for a short time romp in a popular hotel in Lagos.
The incident happened at Premier hotel located in Alakija in Satellite Town, Lagos where they rented rooms to ply their sex business.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered, the workers there were finding it difficult to meet up with their financial obligations in terms of paying for the rented rooms general maintaince and family responsibility due to low number of patrons.
The low patronage, P.M.EXPRESS learnt have forced the workers to hassle and compete for customers and they apply different methods to lure them to their rooms for sex.
It was during the scrambling that Rosemary had friction with Vivian which led to exchange of words and resulted in both fighting publicly in the Hotel.
During the fight, Rosemary reportedly stabbed Vivian with a broken bottle which has landed her in trouble.
While vivian was rushed to a hospital for treatment, Rosemary was arrested and charged before Apapa Magistrates court for inflicting injury on Rosemary.
She was charged with assault which caused Vivian grevious injury on her body under the Criminal Code.
She pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Mr T Abolarinwa granted her bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She was remanded in prison custody pending when she will perfect her bail condition.
The matter was adjourned till 10 May 2017.