The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has condemned the practice of domestic violence against women in Nigeria.
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Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Wednesday, the monarch Sanusi stated that it is unacceptable for a man to justify beating a woman on cultural grounds. He explained that some men abuse their position of authority to oppress women, stressing that women are human beings who deserve protection and dignity, irrespective of their disposition.
Sanusi words, “Violence happens in all societies. It’s not about an African culture. It’s about power relations where you have men having power and women are not protected, men will take advantage of that power and oppress them.
“And in our society, the weak and the vulnerable are victims. You have women who are victims of violence. You have young children, you have the poor, you have the disabled. Okay, they’re all victims. If you go to hospital, you find crippled women, blind women, who are victims. You have pediatric sexual abuse.
“So we need to first of all say that as a country, we have citizens and human beings, and they have rights. Those rights are inviolable. You cannot violate them in the name of a culture.
“You cannot beat a woman because your culture says you can beat her. She’s a Nigerian citizen entitled to protection. It doesn’t matter what you think because these are the values that we live by in this time.”
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