Gender Based Violence Arises As Man Strangled His Wife For Refusing To Have S*x With Him -Details

 

A man returned to his house at 1 a.m., insisted on having s*x with his wife that had spent the whole day at the farm while he caroused about the town. The woman complained she was tired and begged for more time to rest, so as to be better ready to fulfil her filial duty.
Her protest was in vain as she got strangled by her spouse.Plateau High Court in Barkin-Ladi, where this incident was narrated, has sentenced the culprit, 37-year-old Benjamin Toma, to death by hanging for killing Vicky, the mother of his two children.

Plateau State, especially in the last year, according to the NGO, Christian Women for Excellence and Empowerment in Nigerian Society  which is keeping track of the attacks.
Worried by the rising violence against women in Plateau, the state’s chapter of the International Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA), recently organised a rally to enlighten women on measures to eliminate violence.
“Some women keep suffering in their husbands’ houses; Plateau’s situation is particularly bad. As I speak, we have lots of cases of violence against women at the courts,” she said.
The FIDA official said that the group was always willing to handle cases of violence against women and children, and called on those affected to come forward.
“Our focus is to ensure justice for every women; whoever feels victimised should not hesitate to complain,” she said.
“Wife battering is on the rise in our society; women are human beings that need love and care.
“The provisions of the bill, if passed into law, will adequately protect women and children against any form of abuse. It contains very severe sanctions against any form of abuse,” he said
“We must strengthen the individual and collective abilities of women for positive action. Women empowerment will lead to a balanced partnership of both sexes, eliminate fallacies and check gender stereotypes,” the sociology lecturer sai
“Women have a great capacity to love and men take advantage of that. Women do everything to please their loved ones, but instead of being loved in return, they get cheated and even killed,” she fumed.
James advised women to avoid aggressive men, and confide in friends or colleagues for possible advice, anytime they found themselves in abusive relationships.
But a psychologist, Azumi Sylvestre, says that the only remedy to abuse is for women to flee from violent lovers and avoid relationships that seem to hurt them.
“Women must open their eyes very wide and try to study the warning signs. They must avoid hot-tempered and very jealous men. Women should also avoid cruel and possessive men.
“Husbands must treat wives with respect and dignity in accordance with religious and traditional injunctions,” he said.