Last Friday night at Allen Avenue, Lagos, there was a lull in human traffic.
Loud music from giant loudspeakers, however, was a constant at strategic locations along this road, in the heart of Ikeja, renowned as a convergence point for commercial sex workers and their potential customers.
Primarily a residential area, Allen Avenue has bulged; by day, it accommodates shopping centres, offices, and markets. At sunset, skimpily-clad ladies emerge and turn it into a night crawler's paradise.
Known in some quarters as Nigeria's 'Sin City,' it is home to nearly ten strip clubs, several bars, nightclubs, lounges, bars and much more.
One of the major converging spots for the commercial sex workers is in front of the popular Peka Hotel, adjacent to a well-known eatery at Opebi.