A married woman who starred in a porn video that went viral in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has committed suicide.
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Mary Izam, Chairperson of the state chapter of the International Federation of Female Lawyers revealed the incident while announcing that the association is rehabilitating some girls and women who were paid N30,000 for roles in the pornographic video.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some weeks ago videos showing some young girls and married women engaging in sexual acts rocked Jos.
Outrage trailed the videos as some of the girls were recognised by family and friends, while others were identified as married women.
NAN gathered that the videos were recorded by a man who initially interviewed them, before taking off their clothes and having carnal knowledge of them on camera.
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The girls, with their consent, were filmed while engaging in the act and later paid N30,000 each with a promise to be paid additional N100,000.
NAN investigation revealed that the man, who is said to reside at the Rayfield area of Jos, took the girls/women to a hotel in the same area to shoot the videos.
The man, it was gathered, has female agents, whom he paid N10,000 for anyone they introduced to him.
It was further learnt that the act has been going on for over three years and over 50 girls and women have so far featured in the videos.
Two of the girls who came forward for rehabilitation at the FIDA state office said poverty and lack led them to commit the act. One of them claimed the incident happened two years ago. She added that she fell victim in her bid to get money to settle her nephew’s medical bill.
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“My nephew was at the point of death and I needed to help my sister with money for his treatment.
“I met a lady at a beer parlour who told me about the man and I quickly agreed to do it.
“The painful part is that after I took the money home, my nephew still died.
“He promised us that he would release the videos outside Jos, but I later realised he only played us as we are not literate enough to know that once it’s on the internet, everybody can see it,” she said.
Izam, while speaking to NAN, described the act as unacceptable and a crime against woman dignity and right as well as an offence against the nation.
She added that the association and its partners, Teen Partners and Red Cross, would do all they can to ensure that the perpetrator is brought to book and the cartel or syndicate smashed.
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She added that the rehabilitation would continue for weeks, while calling on others to come out of hiding for the rehabilitation as it was the only way to overcome the trauma.
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