Nigerian Students Prostituting in Ghana

Prostitution began many centuries ago. It has evolved from being practiced by women only. They are male prostitute parading themselves shamelessly as the female do. gone are those days when prostitutes hide or apply some decency  to the way they hawk themselves.

      The growing rate of campus prostitution in Ghana tertiary educational institutions in the contemporary times is raising a serious concern among Ghanaians and   Nigeria association of student in various institutions.

         Few weeks ago, I set out for my usual road work at night with a very good friend of mine, while walking pass Hot Gossip Club at Osu, I heard a female voice  call my name … I decided not to answer, probably there might be someone there that  bear the same name with me. Before I could cross to the next part of the street that is opposite my house, the same voice called my surname. Well this time, I became curios so I decided to turn back.  To my greatest surprise an old class mates of mine way back in junior secondary school, I was really happy seeing her but not in the kind of appearance.  She gave me her number and pleaded that I  call her, she was in a hurry, she was just about going out with someone. 

          Despite the situation we meet I didn't made any conclusion about her,  am also  aware about the trends of Nigeria student prostituting in Ghana . The following day I gave her a call, we talked for while I invited her over so we can chat personally.

   Getting to my apartment , we caught up with old times. I asked of her purpose of coming to Ghana. .she said she wanted to experience education and life in a different country. I also asked of the school she attends and  her  discipline .she mention the school and that she is studying business administration. During our conversation she stated that she lives in Tseaddo which is located at the Ghana Trade Fair.  Again I asked her not to be bias with the kind of questions am asking is just that I am curious, what what were you  doing at Hot Gossip Club  the night we meet.. And she was like,  "what's wrong with you" and she said to me, do you think you're still a kid or that you're  still in Nigeria where everything you do is been observed by your parents or people that are watching? That I should shine my eyes ooh we are in Ghana, Where everything is possible.  I tried talking her out of it, and here are some of the questions she asked that got me thinking.

     What if i  alone trains myself in school?

               What if my parents don't send enough?

                 What if my parents are not available whenever am in need?

                What happens to hard times?

                 What happens to peer group influence in times of need?

                                   Again I said to her, even in success there are hard times

           What happens to moral training?

    What happens to self-endurance?

    What happens to self-esteem?

    What happens to determination which leads to success?

 What happened to your dreams as a baby?

    What happens to life basic principles?

    Today is another day to make things right.

It's Amazing how Nigerians youth sees Ghana as a free ticket to misbehave and spend their lives jumping from one man to another just because of Money!

Most Nigeria student who practice prostitution in Ghana are not aware of their action, some feel it just a means to get money to keep body and soul, some don't engage in it until they are broke, some are being led by peer group (bad influence). However, the parents have a share of blame for not educating their children on sex education before letting them go to the outside  world. They feel that educating their ward about sex is likely to expose them more to it, which is absolutely wrong.

Furthermore , following the high amount of Nigeria students prostituting in
 Ghana, I am on the opinion that parents should communicate with their children often, give them moral support and also see to it that they don't jump into someone  older than them because of money. And also that the government of Ghana should see to it that the high rate of prostitution in Ghana be eradicated or it should be legalized whereas a student would not be given the license to prostitute no matter the condition she found herself .