Abuja Residents Condemn Rise In Indecent Costumes

Some residents of Abuja on Monday decried the increasing incidence of indecent dressing among females in the city.

Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), called for the imposition of punitive measures to arrest the trend.

Mrs. Uduak Udoh, a secondary school teacher, who admonished everyone to be involved in the battle against indecent dressing, said: “it will degenerate if not quickly checked.

“This trend, which we think is fashionable, will lead us to a state of ‘Sodom and Gomorrah’ if it is not checked and the time to check it is now,” she said.

Udoh urged mothers to ensure they dressed decently to enable them look straight into the eyes of their children and tell them why they should also dress decently.

“You cannot give what you do not have. We should stop encouraging evil in our homes, places of worship, work and social gatherings,” she added.

She said that indecent dressing, particularly among women, was contributing to incidence of rape in the society.

“Look at the rate of rape now. Why can’t the women stop oppressing the men with their tempting dressing. Please, we should find a strict way of saying enough is enough,” Udoh insisted.

Mr. Enrest Chuka, an engineer, also cautioned women about their carriage in social gatherings, adding that “it determines the type of society we have.

“It is an obvious fact that the way you dress is the way you are addressed. It has got to a point when it is even difficult to differentiate between spinsters from married women because every one of them competes to expose her body more each day.

“When you properly look into the lives of some women, they live in dirty environment because they spend all their time concentrating on wears that exposes their bodies,” Chuka said.

Dr. Femi Ola expressed displeasure over the issue and urged people to develop a sense of decency to curb indiscipline.

“The government should on its part stop some products which pose negative effect on the citizenry from coming into the country, including foreign clothing.

“Let us try and promote our cultural dressing and from there improve on ourselves,” Ola said. He urged parents to ensure they monitored the dresses their children put on.

“Things should not continue this way; it must be checked or we have a people of no shame and a chaotic environment where everything looks unserious.”

Miss Sarah Edom, a student, expresses fear that indecent dressing was eroding morality in some churches.