The penal code, section 55(4), which is applicable in the northern zones, makes legal the "corrective" beating of a child, student, servant or wife, as long it does not cause grievous harm. #YSMANG @HouseNGR @nigerian_senate @UNFPANigeria @EVA_Nigeria @AmaucheEkene @LadyGrasha

Marital rape is excluded from the legal definition of rape in penal legislation in the north and under the criminal code in the south. #YSMANG @HouseNGR @nigerian_senate @UNFPANigeria @EVA_Nigeria @CocoTennie @q_lymarh @Kvng_Turnup @reuben_markus @cardiblogger

Muslim women are practically constrained when seeking justice and redress for rape under sharia law because it requires a witness, making it more difficult to a successful prosecution. #YSMANG
@HouseNGR @nigerian_senate @UNFPANigeria @EVA_Nigeria

The definition or rape by federal, state, sharia, and customary legal systems create a plural justice system that may be undermining the rights of women to seek legal redress. Indeed current law can penalize the victim rather than the perpetrator. #YSMANG @HouseNGR @EVA_Nigeria

Despite many positive policy initiatives, Nigerian legal frameworks are limited, they do not provide adequate protection for Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors. #YSMANG @HouseNGR @nigerian_senate @UNFPANigeria @EVA_Nigeria @YemiAyenii @reuben_markus @CocoTennie @LadyGrasha

I call on all relevant stakeholders to look into this,as the issue ofGBV should be of central concern to governments and to societies at large as an intrinsic human rights issue and because of its negative impact on economic growth. #YSMANG @HouseNGR @nigerian_senate @EVA_Nigeria