Voices Against Rape & Sexual Harassment

Yesterday, a friend drew my attention to a movie scene uploaded on Mount Zion's Facebook page. After watching the 7-minute video, I was disappointed for two reasons. One, I love Mount Zion movies especially with their recent technical developments. Two, when it comes to social vices, the church has a duty to speak against them and not enable them in any way.  In the scene, the pastor and his wife were scolding the choir director for raping a member. As expected the guy was crying, pleading for forgiveness, blaming the devil. Pastor's wife consoled the girl and her mother, assured them that the guy will be arrested. Pastor later took the guy outside and asked him what happened. Brother choir director said the girl came to his house and what she wore possessed him with the spirit of lust. She asked to use his bathroom and when she came out, he took her to his bedroom and had his way with her.  I wasn't triggered at this point. I was like, “Well, a culprit will alw...

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Myth: Sexual assault is an act of lust and passion that can’t be controlled. Fact: Sexual assault is about power and control and is not motivated by sexual gratification.[1] Myth: If a victim of sexual assault does not fight back, they must have thought the assault was not that bad or they wanted it. Fact: Many survivors experience tonic immobility or a “freeze response” during an assault where they physically cannot move or speak.[2] Myth: A lot of victims lie about being raped or give false reports. Fact: Only 2-8% of rapes are falsely reported, the same percentage as for other felonies.[3] Myth: A person cannot sexually assault their partner or spouse. Fact: Nearly 1 in 10 women have experienced rape by an intimate partner in their lifetime.[4] Myth: Sexual assaults most often occur in public or outdoors. Fact: 55% of rape or sexual assault victimizations occur at or near the victim’s home, and 12% occur at or near the home of a friend, relative, or acquaintance.[5] Myth: Rape does ...

A fifteen year old boy has been reported to have forcefully have a carnal knowledge of a three year old girl. The incident according to witnesses occurred on Saturday in Osi Ekiti, Ido Osi Local government area of Ekiti state. The incident came barely a day after several cases of rape were reported in some parts of the country in which one of the victims was killed. Roundoffnews gathered that the young boy lured the girl with a confectionary known as chin-chin to the room where he performed the dastardly act. What could be responsible for his action is yet unknown but it was gathered that the matter has been reported to the police while the office of the Wife of the Ekiti State Governor Erelu Bisi Fayemi has been notified and necessary investigation has commenced. When contacted, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu confirmed the incident to Roundoffnews. According to him, the case was first reported at the Ido Ekiti division and the boy has confessed to the cr...

An undergraduate of the University of Benin has died after being raped inside a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, sparking outrage on social media. On May 27, 2020, the victim, Uwa Omozuwa, was said to have visited the RCCG, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, where she was reading. Some men were reported to have made their way into the church auditorium where they struck her in the head with a fire extinguisher, raped her and left her for dead. (SOURCE: PUNCH). #JusticeForUwa

The incident was said to have occurred at Limawa quarters in Dutse Local Government Area of the state.  Spokesperson for the police in Jigawa, SP Abdu Jinjiri, who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters on Sunday, explained that all 11 suspects have been arrested and confessed to the offence. Jinjiri said they were arrested on May 25 after the police in the area received a complaint that one Alhaji Zuwai, a 57-year-old man from Ma’ai Village under Dutse Local Government Area, was seen at Limawa Market trying to lure a 12-year-old girl of the same address to a hidden place to have intercourse with her. He said the police arrested the suspect and in the course of interrogation, the girl mentioned 11 persons, who had raped her on different occasions. The case is still under investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Dutse, the capital.

On Child Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse:- This is the worst type of abuse child goes through. Sexually abusing a child doesn't have to be physical. A child can be sexually abused by exposing them to sexual materials or situations like porn magazines and movies, e.t.c. Sexually abusing a child physically is when you involve them in sexual activities either forcefully or by cajoling them. Child sexual abuse has a long-term effect on them.  Some effects include:- 1. Masturbation or increased libido as a result of materials they have been exposed to or as a result of early exposure and involvement in any sexual act. 2. Affect the child's mental health 3. Hatred for the opposite gender which might be as a result of the trauma from the incident; consequently leading to a probable homosexuality 4. A child that has been sexually abused might end up feeling ashamed and guilty when they constantly think that the abuse was their fault. #StopChildAbuse #ListenToYourChildren #VARSH #...