With the massage therapy industry booming in various cities across the country, many practitioners are frequently solicited and compelled into offering erotic favours in exchange for money by their numerous clients and they are often subjected to abuse if they decline, VICTOR AYENI writes. As Gaiya Habila alighted from his car late evening of a certain day in April , he looked around his surroundings to be sure he got the home address of his new client correctly.
The year-old, a professionally trained masseur, was no stranger to providing therapeutic techniques such as Swedish deep tissue, chair massages and aromatherapy on a home service basis. But this time around, he drove down to the area in response to a night massage session booked by a lady who was probably in her late 30s or early 40s. The booking had come late due to her busy schedule. Yet, nothing prepared the native of Jaba Local Government Area of the state for the salacious twist to the service he was expected to render for the night.
I went on with the session and after about 25 minutes, I noticed she was asleep and snoring and I was happy. I answered in the affirmative with a smile. Interestingly, during his interview with Saturday PUNCH, he complained that in the three years since he started the business, he had received more sexual advances from male clients than female clients. He recalled an experience in which he was booked for a late evening session by a client. On another occasion, it was suggested that Habila would have to sexually pleasure a group of men.
So, I prepared and arrived there in the nick of time. When I got there, I was surprised to meet a group of four guys in his house and the man that booked me introduced them as his friends. So, I was a bit relaxed. For decades, body massage has been regarded by experts as offering health benefits such as improving blood circulation, reducing anxiety, lowering stress hormones and increasing the happiness hormone in the body.
However, many men and women who flock to massage parlors seek another layer of bodily happiness — sexual favours offered by masseurs or masseuses in exchange for money.
