"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.

Minimum Wage     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Olam Food Ingredients     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Abdulraheem Olesin     Zulu Gambari     Yahaya Seriki     Surajudeen Akanbi     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     IESA     Ahmad Ali     Rasaq Jimoh     Yekini Adio     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Okin Malt     Kwara University Of Education     TIC     University Road     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Sulaiman Gado     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     UNILORIN Alumni     Yaman     Balogun-Ojomu     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     TESCOM 2025     Sulu Gambari     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Mary Arinde     Mike Omotosho     Ethical College     Orisun Igbomina     John Mayokun Dada     Olatunji Ayeni     A.E. Afolabi     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Egbewole     Fatimoh Lawal     Binta Abubakar Mora     Igosun     Oloye     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     CKNG     Ajia-Bako     Offa     HICA     Ilorin East     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Ganmo     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Saka Keji     Wahab Isa     Hakeem Idris     Park     Muhammadu Gobir     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ayo Opadokun     Toyin Saraki     Sherif Shagaya     Chikanda     Wahab Agbaje     Aliyu Umar     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     LAK Jimoh     Aliyu Salihu     2023 Elections     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Abubakar Baba     Yahaya Jibril Usman    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ahmed     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Makama Of Kaiama     Ramat Oganija     Gurei     SAPZ Project     SARS     Nagode     College Of Education     Kisira     Offa Metropolitan Club     Taofeeq Olateju     Abiodun Oyedepo     Kubra Kazum     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Salihu S. Yaru     Twitter     Sarah Alade     Yakubu Danladi     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Ahmed Dankaya     Bluenile Associates     Jawondo     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Lanre Issa Onilu     Sa\'adu Salahu     Demola Banu     Kawu Baraje     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Olabimpe Olani     Deji Ajani     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Yunus Lawal     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Kuliyan Geri     Saudat Abdulbaqi     TIC     Shaaba Lafiagi     Summit University     Age AbdulKareem     Odo-Owa     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     JAMB     Edu     Madawaki     Aliyu Adebayo     Baba-Isale     Surajudeen Akanbi     ER-KANG     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Tunji Ajanaku     Air Peace     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Monsurat Omotosho     Salami Adekunle     Valsolar Consortium     Islamic Development Bank     Buhari     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Gabriel Fashanu     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Radio SBS     Folashade Omoniyi     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Pilgrims Board     Funmi Salau     Makama     Bolaji Abdullahi     07039448763     NaAllah     Gwanara