Man disguises as a female prostitute, defrauds men at Lagos clubs

A 29-year old man identified as Victor Monday has been arrested by the police, one year after he started disguising as a prostitute to defraud men.

Monday who was arrested by a team of policemen from the Mushin Police Station around 12am on Ogunmokun Street was on female costume waiting for “male client” by the roadside.

He was initially arrested for staying late outside without a genuine reason .

Unknown to police Monday is not a female but adopted the name Joy to perpetrate the crime.

He wore a wig , applied makeup and put on padded breasts.

According to the police, Monday was kept in the female cell but was spotted in the morning by a policeman who was on an inspection around the cell.

The policeman observed that he had few strands of beards and this aroused his suspicion .

His real appearance was disentangled by the officer who searched through his body.

A police source told newsmen that Monday blamed the act on joblessness.

The police source said “His mode of operation was to go to clubs at night and look for men he would spend the night with while disguising like a woman. He would dance around to attract men to himself. Whoever is interested in spending the night with him would approach him .

“ He would collect some money from his unsuspecting victim as part payment for his service and have fun on his bill. While they were drinking and wining , he would tell the man that he wanted to urinate and use that opportunity to run away . He said he made between N 7 , 000 and N 10, 000 per night.”

The suspect, who hails from Rivers State , said he was a stylist before he went into the crime in 2018 . He said he had been arrested once by the police for the same offence but his church members helped in securing his bail.

He said , “I came to Lagos last year and was squatting around . When it was night , I would look for a hidden place to dress like a woman and go to any club to dance as a woman. Men who have feelings for me would give me money, but I don’ t follow them to hotels. I managed to run away .
“ At times, I made N 8 , 000 per day . I was going to a nightclub on September 15 when police arrested me . I told them my name is Joy , but later one of them discovered that I am a man . I do this because I don’ t have a job . ”