by Angela Onyebuchi | Aug 17, 2023 | Violence Against Women
An elderly man named Gabriel Ahuwa, 84, has been detained by the Edo State Police Command on suspicion of murdering his 75-year-old wife by slashing her to death with a machete. Ahuwa was one of the 198 suspects for armed robbery who were paraded by the...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Aug 13, 2023 | Violence Against Women
Rofiat Okewola, 33, was murdered by her husband in Ogun State. After she confronted him about having an extramarital affair. According to earlier reports, the husband, a mechanic from Lagos, banged his wife’s head against the wall after a dispute over upkeep...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Aug 10, 2023 | Violence Against Women
Nweke Chukwuka, a 37-year-old homeless Nigerian immigrant, was detained after being accused of beating Iris Setti, 61, to death in Italy. Iris Setti was attacked on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at around 10:30 p.m. in Rovereto, Trento, when she was strolling through a...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Aug 10, 2023 | Violence Against Women
In Ogun, a businessman slams his wife’s head against a wall when they are arguing about upkeep money. A 41-year-old businessman named Wole has been detained by the Ogun State Police Command for reportedly killing his wife Rafiat Okewole by smashing her head...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Jul 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Domestic violence can be influenced by various cultural and societal factors, such as: Traditional Gender Roles: Societies that adhere to strict gender roles may perpetuate power imbalances and reinforce the idea that one gender is superior to the other, leading to an...
