A professor at the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Abuja, Prof. Mabel Evwierhoma, has said rape cannot be justified and should not be condoned.
Evwierhoma, who spoke during a virtual lecture titled, ‘Rape as Anti-Culture in Contemporary Nigeria,’ at the National Institute for Cultural Orientation in Abuja, on Wednesday, however, said, “The causes of rape can be traced to male hegemony and patriarchal control of women’s bodies and their sphere of operation.
The don added that most pieces of contemporary music “focus on the female genitalia and depicts acts of non-consensual sex.”
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