"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.

Sulaiman Gado     Rashidi Yekini     General Hospital, Offa     Kazeem Gbolagade     Ronke Adeyemi     Ethical College     Suleiman Ajadi     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Plat Technologies     Emir Of Yashikira     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Shuaib Jawondo     Okeose Christian Cementary     Sulyman Tejidini     Demola Banu     Ridwan Agboola     National Party Of Nigeria     Manzuma     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Kayode Ishola     UNILORIN Alumni     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Kwara United     Dauda Adesola     Salake     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Iyiola Oyedepo     Jaiz Bank     Abdulazeez Arowona     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Sarakite     Jamiu Oyawoye     CKNG     Hamidu Olowo     Ibrahim Akaje     Popo-Igbonna     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Akume     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Afonja Descendants Union     Sabitiyu Grillo     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Peter Obi     Shonga Farm Project     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Abubakar Baba     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Olupako Of Share     Student Learning Support Helpline     Folorunsho Erubu     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Issa Manzuma     Apaokagi     Lai Gobir     Yahya Mohammed     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Musa Aibinu     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Bola Magaji     Plat Technologies Limited     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Moremi High School     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Alimi     Umar Ayinla Saro     Kayode Ibrahim     Amuda Bembe     Salami Adekunle     Niyi Osundare    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Oloje     Sabi     New Naira Notes     Sabo-Oke     Olaosebikan     John Obuh     Basit Olatunji     Akeem Lawal     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Innocent Okoye     Third Estate     Eleja     Aliyu Salihu     Isiaka Gold     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Oba Abdulraheem     Guber Aspirant     Sango-UITH Road     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Kwara Politics     Paul Olawoore     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Muritala Olarewaju     Raheem Adaramaja     Moses Afolayan     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Unicontinental Construction Company     AGM Professional Services     Saliu Mustapha     Iliasu     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Paul Odama     Tunde Saad     Mary Arinde     Babs Iwarere     Kehinde Boyede     Michael Nzekwe     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Yemi Osinbajo     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Hakeem Lawal     Saadu Yusuf     Agbarere     Abubakar Aliagan     Oke-opin     Yahaya Seriki     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Forgo Battery     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Women Radio     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Bankole Omishore     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Ladi Hassan     Kunle Okeowo     Oko-Olowo     Babaita     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     VADA     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Aro Yahaya     Gbemisola Saraki     Zara Umar     Amusa Bello     Issa Oloruntogun     Balogun Fulani     Elewu     Roseline Oni Aremu     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     AbdulGafar Tosho     Ahmed Bayero     Tsaragi     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Logun