Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Hidden Social Pandemic Under Radar…
In mid-April during the lockdown, a female tenant, Rose (not her real name) was physically brutalised by her landlord in Lagos. The neighbours who live in Akowonjo where the attack happened are calling it “see wetin COVID-19 cause” in Pidgin.
With the lockdown running into weeks, there has been a shock isolation response by both men and women resulting in some cases, in extreme reactions to provocation, economic burden, emotional strain and jealous rage. Landlord-Tenant gender-based violence dynamics is becoming topical. readmore