Following the murder of Labour Party (LP) Women Leader, Mrs. Victoria Chintex, in Kaduna State, on Tuesday morning, Women in Politics Forum (WIPF) has urged the police in the state to bring the killers to justice. Gunmen stormed her residence on Monday night into Tuesday morning and shot the deceased and her husband. While she died on the […]
Following the murder of Labour Party Women Leader, Mrs. Victoria Chintex, in Kaduna State, on Tuesday morning, Women in Politics Forum has urged the police in the state to bring the killers to justice. Gunmen stormed her residence on Monday night into Tuesday morning and shot the deceased and her husband. While she died on the…
Gunmen stormed her residence on Monday night into Tuesday morning and shot the deceased and her husband. While she died on the spot, her husband was left with gunshot injuries. She noted discussions in recent years about the need to address the culture of impunity that encourages all forms of abuse, which, along with numerous others, point to a persistent issue with the way operatives manage the country’s security situation.
According to Ifendu, there has been increase in various forms of violence against women in politics, including assassination, hate speech, blackmail, intimidation, cyber bulling, physical assault, destruction of campaign materials and sexual violence.
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