Nigeria, June 18 -- A young man was publicly flogged on Wednesday by Magistrate Farida Ibrahim of the Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse 6, Abuja, after being accused of fighting with a prostitute.

The magistrate based her ruling solely on a statement provided by the police. According to their report, the man admitted during interrogation that he had gotten into a physical altercation with a commercial sex worker.

He had no legal representation during the hearing, and no evidence besides his alleged confession was presented in court.

His identity has not been officially released. He was arrested by police and brought before the court for what was described as a public disturbance.

The details surrounding the cause of the fight remain uncl...