END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NIGERIA

In the last few years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the rate of violence against women and girls in Nigeria. The inaction of the government in prosecuting offenders has been alarming to say the least. 

Save Our Needy joined other non-profit and civil rights organizations to demand that the government takes action to prevent violence against women and girls, and to ensure that victims get justice. Respecting the WHO recommendations on the prevention of COVID-19 by wearing masks and practising social distancing, we took to the streets of Lagos and Abuja to demand a State of Emergency on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. In Lagos, we marched peacefully to the Lagos House of Assembly to protest against sexual violence. 

We urge parents to raise boys who will genuinely love and respect girls because boys grow up to become men. 

Uwaila Omozuwa, Tina Ezekwe, Azeezat Shomuyiwa, Jennifer and Favor (an orphan raped and beaten to paralysis in Ogun State) are some of the celebrated cases of rape and violence against women and girls that we have witnessed in 2020. 

CNN carried a report on the story:
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/09/africa/nigeria-women-rape-protests/index.html

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#stateofemergencyGBV #silenceisnotconsent #nomeansno #ItsTimeForAction