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Domestic Violence: If a man hits you once, please pack your bag & leave – Yvonne Jegede

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Nigerian actress, Yvonne Jegede has added her voice unconsciously to the ongoing debate about domestic violence.

 

She took to one of her social media platforms to react to a story about a man who have been abusing his wife of 10 years. In her short but informative post, she was unapologetic and will not consider a second chance if hit by her husband.

 

Below, is what she posted;

 

“Fellow women of this world, I really don’t think this topic of domestic violence can be emphasized enough. It is a simple as you being in that position that you can’t as much as breath because your next move or next thing you say can result to this.

 

If a man hits you once, I beg pack your bag and leave, you survive this one today doesn’t guarantee you will survive the next one.

 

People have died from it and are still dying from it #DomesticViolenceKills, leaving the children to suffer “you actually thought staying because of them would change anything”. Let me put this out there, nobody is worth injured like this for.

 

Life as it is, is tough enough already, you should be able to have a home you go to and be at PEACE.”

Rivers Deputy Governor Urges Stakeholders To Join Fight Against Domestic Violence

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Rivers Deputy Governor, Dr Ipalibo Banigo, has renewed the call on stakeholders to support the fight against domestic violence in the country.

 

A statement by the deputy governor’s Press Secretary, Paul Damgbor, on Monday, quoted her as making the call during the 2015 edition of the International Day for Elimination of Violence against women.

 

Banigo, according to the statement, said the issue of domestic violence against women was on the increase in Africa, particularly in Nigeria.

 

She urged security agencies to start treating cases of domestic violence as criminal offences, instead of family issues.

 

The statement also quoted Banigo as tasking families and other stakeholders on the need to proffer solutions to the problems and challenges posed by domestic violence.

 

“It remains an unsettled reality that women all over the world face higher risk of violence than men. Statistics show that about 60 million forcibly displaced persons are women and many who flee war-torn areas are often exploited by unscrupulous persons’’, the statement quoted her as saying.

 

 

The deputy governor said that women, as home managers, needed to be given adequate support by family members for good family development.

 

“This issue requires the input of all and sundry; a peaceful family is crucial for raising good children,’’ she was quoted as saying.

 

 

(NAN)

“He Beats Me Everyday… I Can’t Leave Him”- Anonymous

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I’ll start with an apology for not revealing my identity. This is because he’ll know I am referring to him, so I remain anonymous.

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We have been seeing each other for 9 years and I can count the days he did not slap me or hit my head and even beat me, just four months into our relationship. His entire family already knows me and we were meant to get married married 5 years ago but he is not financial buoyant enough to pay for my bride price and marriage rights, so he asked me to move in with him till he raises the money and I know he is working hard towards that.

My only problem is that he has a very bad temper and uses his hands on me at the slightest aggression. The last one was when I asked him how far with his plans for our wedding. He said I was entertaining advances from other men who are probably lying to me about marrying me. He also said that I am very ungrateful because he has been trying his best to cater for me and that I know how hard he works, but I have the nerves to ask him that question. Before I could justify my question, his entire body pounced on me.

We have done 3 abortions because he said he cannot afford to cater for me and children at the same time for now. God knows I love him but God also knows that I am already tired of waiting to be his wife. Please how do I solve this whole problem without leaving him?

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