Eke Town Union in Udi Local
Government Area of Enugu State has decried the increasing rate of divorce
occasioned by alleged rape from suspected herdsmen.
Mr. Anthony Enu, the town
union’s President-General, spoke about the issue when he testified before the
commission of inquiry into the killing of people in Nimbo community on Monday.
Enu said that the situation
had become scandalous because no man would take in a woman who had been messed
up by suspected herdsmen.
“The herdsmen are
consistently raping our women and daughters infecting them with serious
diseases thereby causing indirect divorce in our communities,” he said.
“If my wife is messed up by
the herdsmen, why should I take her in again? This will mean that what is
holding her will hold me.”
Enu said communities in the
area have had their fair share of attack by the cattle breeders, adding that no
fewer than 10 people had died as a result.
Say
"NO" to RAPE and SEXUAL ABUSE - Walk Against Rape Nigeria (WAR)!
No comments:
Post a Comment