Activities of commercial sex works are overshadowing those of exhibitors and traders at the 2016 Jos Trade Fair, holding at the Jos Polo Field, in Jos North local government area of Plateau state.

Our reporter at the trade fair Thursday night noticed hordes of young sex workers brazenly soliciting patronage by male participants at the event.

One of the young workers, who refused to give her name, said the illicit trade was booming because of the economic recession and the cold weather, which has made exhibitors and visitors from outside the city disposed to their services and other available forms of hospitality.

She said the charges ranged from N1500 to N2000, “depending on the personality of both the man and lady”. She added, “as a lady, if you appear shabby, people will price you cheaply.”

Illicit trade in sex is however not the only odd business noticed by our reporter at the venue of the event on Thursday night.

Officials issuing ticketing at the gate increased the fare to N200, even though the tickets still bore the official price of N100.

Some of the officials were also noticed giving free passage to some visitors, especially relatives and frends.

The trade fair was declared open on October 18 by the deputy governor of Plateau state, Sonni Tyoden. It will run until Thursday next week.

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Commercial sex workers flood Jos trade fair venue