"Women are helpers, not slaves", stop maltreating them – Lawyer

Date: 2017-09-07

A lawyer, Mr Tayo Akanni, has urged government at all levels to lead the campaign against maltreatment of women and make sure the perpetrators are made to face the law. Akanni made the call in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin, saying "women are helpers, not slaves".

According to him, there is the need for women to have adequate protection against any form of maltreatment in view of its psychological effect on them, describing maltreatment of women as evil.

He expressed displeasure at the behaviour of the men who were maltreating women even at the slightest provocation, saying "some Nigerian men have no respect for women".

"Some men will assault their wives in the public not minding the effect. They have that sick mentality that their wives are their property and can be treated anyhow. "When you beat or insult a woman, it sticks to her memory as she will not be able to concentrate and properly carry out her daily activities.

"Women are not slaves. They are helpers. Men must learn to entertain their opinions and stop seeing them as weaker vessels.

"Africans must emulate the western world on how fair a society should be to a woman. Women's rights are well protected in most advanced countries unlike Africa where women are being subjected to slavery," he said.

The lawyer also appealed to journalists and religious leaders to campaign against maltreatment of women in order to move the society to move forward. NAN

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yekeen Alabi     QuickWin     Ajuloopin     Mike Omotosho     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Al-Adaby     Ohoro Of Shao     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Bayo Ojo     Gaa Olobi     Shuaib Olarongbe     Lucky Omoluwa     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Abraysports FC     KFA     Kazeem Oladepo     Iyiola Oyedepo     Minimum Wage     EFCC     Muhammed Abdullahi     Omar Gambari     Zaratu Umar     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Obasanjo     Isa Aremu     Kwara Restoration Project     New Nigeria People’s Party     Na\'Allah     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Ilorin General Hospital     Saadu Yusuf     General Hospital     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Daud Adeshola     Al-Ilory     Sarah Alade     Idowu Aremu     Akeem Olatunji     Sun Qing Rong     Split Diamond Interchange     Kwara NIPR     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Isapa     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Fatimah Abdulkadir     TETFUND     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     MINILS     Kawu Baraje     Oladimeji Thompson     Oro Grammar School     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Tuesday Assayomo     Umaru Saro     Ndakene     Apaokagi     ITEM 7     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Kwara Politics     Adamu Atta     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Moshood Mustapha     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Riskat Opakunle     Kayode Issa     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Oniyangi     Michael Nzekwe     Gobirawa     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Saad Omo\'ya     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Rafiu Ibrahim     New Nigeria People’s Party     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Michael Nzwekwe     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Garment Factory     Paul Olawoore     Eghe Igbinehi     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     NYSC     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Musbau A. Akanji     Hauwa Nuru     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     LAK Jimoh     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Razak Atunwa     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Budo Egba     Amasa     Azeez Bello     KWAFFA     Saliu Alamoyo     Logun     Ileloke     Abdulkadir Orire     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Age AbdulKareem     FOMWAN     Ballah     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Kabir Shagaya     Tsado Manman     Abdulfatai Baakini     Paul Odama     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Kunle Okeowo     Bashirat Bola Bello     Kayode Alabi     Oba Abdulrahim     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Alao Ayotunde     Oluranti Idowu     Saka Isau     Pius Abioje     Ajuloopin     Ahmed \'Lateef     Kamoru Kadiri     Aiyedun     Kunbi Titiloye     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Kwara State Fire Service     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Folashade Omoniyi     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Muhammed Abdullahi     Buari Edun     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Saka Abimbola Isau     Yakub Ali-Agan     African Democratic Congress     Abdulazeez Arowona     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Bankole Omishore     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Share     Gwanara     Valsolar     Ibrahim Labaika     Kwara Politics     Bayo Lawal     Arinola Lawal     Kwara 2015     Facebook     Oba Abu     Christopher Ayeni     Freshvine Nigeria Limited