Opinion by AzuIshiekwene: In search of vaccine for toxic marriages via thecableng
Bad news has almost become a regular feature of Nigeria’s daily narrative and recently, it’s been like a flood of it .
She has also narrated how hospitals in the community refused to treat the baby before she eventually got to the Federal Medical Centre , Owerri, where the amputation was done. It was such a needless death. Osinachi’s unique delivery of gospel songs over the years had endeared her to many that she only needed to cry out and help would reach her.But public love and acceptance weren’t the only viable currencies readily at her disposal.
Abimbola Ogbonna, nee Martins, who died on October 15, was only 34 when death came calling in such a gruesome manner. Reports had it that the larger part of her teenage and adult years was spent in a horribly toxic marriage. For example, he was said to have beaten her into a coma in early 2019, while she was eight months pregnant. She regained consciousness sometime in May that year and still stayed in the marriage. There are also reports of him threatening her with a gun in front of their children at home on several occasions but she was not outraged enough to take a walk.And now, everyone is talking about her in the past tense.
Even for a country notorious for its lack of regard for data, available statistics have shown that Intimate Partner Violence is a major concern in Nigeria. Whether physical, emotional or sexual violence, women are mostly usually at the receiving end.
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