Lagos women petition state house of assembly over constant "arassment' by male traders in markets

A group of women residing in Lagos state have petitioned the state house of Assembly over constant 'harassment' faced by women from male traders at most Lagos markets, particularly Balogun and Tejuosho market.

The petition which was submitted on May 30th, partly reads:

"We regret to say the harassment being meted out to women at these markets had been a thing of concern both in the past and present times. There continues to be reports from women about how men from the market scene harass women who go shopping in these markets. These experiences leave a bad taste in the psyche of the victims. It makes shopping in Lagos market unpleasant and unsafe for women. 

Women find it so much embarrassing to find men(traders) attempting to or holding their waists, attempting to touch their breast whistling or speaking obscenities at them".