Will Nigerian women ever be safe?

The unwarranted rape and death of Uwaila Omozuwa has my underwear in twists .


I don't know five women in my age bracket (I'm in my late 30's) who wasn't harassed, molested, stalked, victimized or raped. Its either one or the other, let us not add the madness that goes in many offices, it's worse than sex for grades.


An 11-year-old was raped by 12 men in Jigawa state last week and none of their heads is on a spike. Three days ago, a 22-year-old undergraduate went to read in a church, she was beaten and gang-raped in broad daylight in the Ikpoba Hill area of Edo State.


#justiceforuwa trended on Twitter yesterday and its clear that women are in danger from uncouth men and sexual predators.

A while ago, a certain former governor of a western state allowed policemen to harass women because they were " indecently dressed". Allowing riff-raff policemen to open their breasts and suck them in public. Let's not forget the senator who slapped a sales attendant in a sex shop, the examples are innumerable.

A part of the Nigerian marriage Act states that a Married woman cannot refuse her husband sex at any given time. As a Nigerian woman, if you marry a non-Nigerian, he's not eligible for Nigerian citizenship.

I think women need to protect themselves, buy pepper spra, a stun gun or anything that you can use in self defense. Also, as parents we need to raise our SONS better and hold them accountable for their actions.