Helen Ubit, Executive Director of Theolight Global Foundation, discusses the challenges of enforcing Nigeria's Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, particularly Section 14(1) which criminalizes emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse. She explains the complexities of recognizing and reporting these forms of abuse, which are often more subtle than physical violence.
INVESTIGATION: Despite ban in several countries, ‘harmful’ weight gain product sold indiscriminately in NigeriaSPECIAL REPORT: Worksite crèches empower Nigerian women to balance careers, motherhoodINVESTIGATION: Despite ban in several countries, ‘harmful’ weight gain product sold indiscriminately in NigeriaThe Executive Director of Theolight Global Foundation, a non-profit organisation, Helen Ubit, has said that it may be difficult to enforce Section 14 of the Violence Against Persons Act,...
“In marriages, some people experience this kind of violence. For instance, the man says the wife should not work and earn her own money. There is nothing wrong if he is able to provide for her needs and that of the household, but where the woman is not in agreement, and the man is not able to provide her needs, it becomes forced financial dependence,” she said.
Mrs Ubit continued, “We are interfacing with cases like this day to day. It may be fine when the love is still hot, some come with the challenges of joint account.
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