Women protest police harassment in Nigeria

A group of Ghanaian and Nigerian women are piling pressure on Nigeria’s government to end what it calls culture of assault on women by Police in Nigeria.

The group of women from diverse background last weekend embarked on a protest on the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra against the Nigerian Police Force.

They allege that the police in Nigeria unlawfully arrests and assault women in Nigeria especially the capital, Abuja.

The Abuja police last month raided bars, clubs, and lounges rounding up over 100 women for engaging in prostitution.