Pr0stitute On The Run After Infecting 500 Men With HIV In Zamfara

A woman, said to be a prostitute, is

currently on the run after allegedly

infecting no fewer than 500 men with

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in

Zamfara State.





The woman, who is reported to have

hailed from a state in the southern part

of the country, was said to have moved

to Gusau, the state capital, in search of

greener pastures before opening a s.ex

shop in her rented apartment in a

neighbourhood along Igbo Road

According to Tribune, the woman gave

the deadly virus to a good number of her

customers, among whom are some

prominent persons in the state, during

the spell of her s.ex trade.



A source said under the condition of

anonymity that things took a bad turn

for the woman after she engaged in an

open fight with a customer who suddenly

accused her of carrying the deadly virus

and spreading it to her customers.

Her sudden disappearance from the

area, it was learnt, convinced many

residents of the truth in the HIV

allegation. Her whereabouts are said to

still be unknown.



The source disclosed that some of the

prominent persons infected had been

placed on antiretroviral drugs by their

physicians with others having their

conditions managed at various health

centres in the state.



When contacted, the chairman of the

state's Shari'ah monitoring group known

as Hisbah, Dr Atiku Balarabe Zawiyya,

said his group was aware of the

development and confirmed the

disappearance of the suspect after his

men stormed her residences to arrest her.

The state's Sharia police has mounted a

manhunt for the fleeing s.ex worker.