Oby Ezekwesili, Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, underlined the importance of churches and individuals taking “violence against women” seriously on Sunday.
Ezekwesili made the call in response to the death of gospel musician Osinachi Nwachukwu, who died at the age of 42 on Friday, April 8, 2022.
The PUNCH says that condolences to the slain gospel artist have continued to pour in. Nwachukwu collaborated with another musician, Prospa Ochimana, on the song Ekwueme, which catapulted both of them into the spotlight in 2017.
She died of throat cancer, according to some reports, after being on life support for roughly two months. There were unsubstantiated reports that the deceased had marital problems.
However, in response to the development, Ezekwesili stated that everyone, including churches, must do something to combat the threat of violence against women.
The former minister portrayed gender-based violence as an epidemic in Nigeria, Africa, and the world in a series of comments on his Twitter account.
“The death of Osinachi Nwachukwu, the composer of the epic Ekwueme worship song, truly hit hard,” he wrote. The sorrow is made worse by reading reports of spousal abuse. “I hope the truth is out and justice is served. Violence Against Women must be taken seriously by everyone, including churches. Urgently
“I doubt that many people in our society pay enough attention to the alarming data on gender-based violence in Nigeria, Africa, and the rest of the world. It is, in fact, a pandemic.
According to a 2018 survey, roughly one out of every three women, or 30%, is a victim.
“According to a UN-Women research titled ‘Measuring the shadow pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19,’ 48 percent of Nigerian women have suffered some sort of violence since the COVID-19 epidemic. It’s insane.
It’s a pandemic on steroids. We must take action to address it.”
Source: The Punch
