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The High Court in Abuja has declared that sex work is not a criminal offence in Nigeria.
It is the first time a Nigerian court has a ruled on its legality and the judgement came in a case involving 16 women who were arrested for prostitution.
Amaka Narah Enemo, national coordinator for the Nigeria Sex Workers Association, welcomed the court ruling.
