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Nollywood actor, Ime Bishop Umoh, popularly known as Okon Lagos, was recently criticised heavily for a video he posted about some policemen who allegedly raped some prostitutes in Abuja. In the video, he described what the policemen did as similar to stealing.

This evidently did not go down well with a lot of social media users, who accused him of justifying rape.

In an exclusive interview with Saturday Beats, the comic actor noted that he would never justify rape and stressed that the reason why he decided to comment on the issue was because he noticed that people were condemning the act of rape and ignoring the fact that prostitution was an immoral act.

“I live my life in such a way that I live for the best and hope for the worst so things hardly shock me. I saw the backlash coming but I didn’t know it was going to get that sort of attention. I saw it coming; I knew I might be misunderstood depending on the level of comprehension of my audience. Humour waters down the sensitivity of some issues. Euphemism is saying something that is very harsh in a mild way. I didn’t justify rape in any way,” he said.

He revealed that the grouse people had with him was largely because he likened rape to theft.

“The issue people had with what I said was that I likened rape to theft and that I said prostitutes do not have dignity. My assertion was to clarify the fact that raping a prostitute is theft and they don’t have dignity. My assertion is metaphorical. If I wanted to use a simile, I would say rape is like theft. Rape is taking a woman’s dignity without her consent. I don’t regret saying that prostitutes do not have dignity; no one would be proud to introduce themselves as a commercial sex hawker.

“I wanted to be fair in my analysis; I was trying to point out the fact that prostitution is a wrong act, so we shouldn’t be malicious by talking about only rape. Why are we canonising one criminal act and demonising the other? Both acts are morally wrong. I believe in humanism; as humans, we should observe the golden rule. I am not trying to say that I am a saint; in fact, I don’t want to be one so that there would be a difference between Jesus and me. It is unfortunate that some women were raped by policemen.

“I am not saying it serves them right, but I am also concerned about the immoral act; prostitution. The level of moral decadence in the country is worrisome. I even saw some public figures with verified social media accounts supporting the idea that prostitution should be legalised; I don’t want to call names. I won’t make comments about something insensitive like that. Rape is bad, but prostitution should be addressed as an issue as well,” he told Saturday Beats.

He further described his respect for women as inevitable, adding that he didn’t owe anyone an apology for his comments on prostitutes.

“Everybody around me is a woman; I have a wife and two daughters; my respect for women is inevitable. I am not going to be shaken; a prostitute is not a dignified person. According to Lucky Dube; ‘the terrible thing about the truth is that, when you say it, you always stand alone.’ I am brave enough to say the truth and nothing will happen to me. I don’t owe anyone an apology,” he added.

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Lol they don't. Everyone is left with a choice

Like he doesn't patronise them.

Enjoy your 30 minutes fame Mr Righteous Bishop Ime.... Me think you should shut your mouth because village people are watching you in 3D...

Why do Nigerians like judging one's way of earning a living..

One would also say you don't have a dignity for the kind of role you play in a movie sometimes..

Mtchewww.

Even their patronisers have no dignity

U just ended up spitting gibberish, and nothing else

Trying to confuse us with his defensive remarks


Has your business sales dropped in this recession? Check my signature

That is why they are called, "women of little virtues".


And we have all laid with olosho disguised as babe.

I thought this man foolishness, mumuism was restricted to movie making alone, little did I know that it was actually engraved in your DNA... Who are you to judging now?!

Okon should swear that he has never patronized a prostitute

SiobhanMeadow:
Mtchewww.

Even their patronisers have no dignity

Of course they don't. It isn't a gender war, both the prostitute and patronizers do not have any iota of dignity... They are both shameless individuals

How can a public tool have dignity. A tool every d1ck and harry of all manner penetrates. Tufiakwa!! Those encouraging prostitution are crazy.

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Just wait till one prostitute calls him out...

Rape na Rape,
Thief na Thief,
Prostitution na Prostitution,
Yahoo na Yahoo
Corruption na Corruption
If u like support am or not
Bad thing na Bad thing

In all your lingual Franca trying to juxtapose the intermittent word play of who is a prostitute and who is a rapist, you are still held in public contempt of misuse of language!

You have inadvertently invited your village people to open your case file.

It is one thing to say prostitution is not dignifying profession and it's another thing to say they have no dignity. There is no way that will come out right.

I have never walked a mile in their shoes. I don't know where they are coming from.

A vast majority of prostitutes were coerced into it. They deserve pity. Many are sex slaves. They hate their existence more than Okon would ever imagine. Some are HIV positive. Others are dead from AIDS. Many carry all types of STD's. And many are in sexual, mental and physical bondage.

Many demand that the prostitutes change. Change is never easy for anyone especially if you've been involved in it so early in life and don't forget they were coerced. For others, prostitutes were the role models they had when growing up and see nothing wrong in the profession

Okon should realise that those who advocate for the legalisation of prostitution are only being pragmatic rather than living in denial.

In an immoral world that Okon said we live, people will always patronise prostitutes. It is better then to legalise it so it can be regulated. Monthly medical checkups on the ladies will bar those suffering from HIV and compel those suffering from any STD to get treated. It will also check the use of underaged girls. It will reduce a lot of the criminality associated with the industry.

I wish all prostitutes will change but I know this won't be the case.

Since the P have no dignity, their dignity cannot be taken, so r.a.p.ing them is not taking away their dignity. Therefore police ra.pi.ng them have commited no crime -- that is what he is trying to tell us under all the big grammar.
He is m.a.d

ityP:



Of course they don't. It isn't a gender war, both the prostitute and patronizers do not have any iota of dignity... They are both shameless individuals

just say we are all shameless!!!

K

The man should have remained silent. This explanation has shown how parochial his mentality is.