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Hello fam! Time for me to lift myself from a few weeks of hurt, anger and heartbreak, and follow the advice a brilliant #Afrifem gave me: "Don't let them pull you in their hole." So I'm back with recommended reads about #Africa, #WomensRights & #Feminism

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First let me flag a few important news stories that may have missed due to the global context:

#WeAreTired. Tired of being raped and killed. I stand in solidarity with Nigerian feminists demanding #JusticeForUwa and #JusticeForTina. Enough

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Don't ignore this: in #Cameroon journalist Samuel Wazizi was arbitrarily arrested last year and for 300 DAYS his family & lawyers did not hear from him. Now we find out he was murdered in prison. We demand #JusticeForWazizi. Follow @KahWalla for more info.
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#Nigerians protest online and off to demand #JusticeForUwa, #JusticeForTina and #JusticeForJennifer, three women and girls who were killed or raped in incidents activists say showcase the widespread sexual violence and police brutality in #Nigeria.

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In April, an 18yo known only as Jennifer was attacked & raped by a gang of 5 men in Kaduna, in northern #Nigeria.

The case only gained attention after her relatives -scared the accused would escape justice -released a video online of family comforting her.
#justiceforjennifer
In May, 16yo high school student called Tina Ezekwe was shot and killed after police opened fire at a bus stop in Lagos, the country's during a nighttime coronavirus curfew.

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Men who rape don’t care where they rape - sacred space or secular space.

The rape and murder of 22-year-old Vera Uwaila Omozuwa in church has sparked outrage across #Nigeria. And is a reminder that women are safe nowhere.

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Osai Ojigho, the director for Amnesty International in Nigeria, said the horrific incident “resonates because even in the spaces that women and girls should be safest from gender-based violence, the home, the schools and now places of worship, it is getting there”.
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The rape and brutal way Uwa was murdered was one of several cases in the past week which have led to street protests, an online petition signed by thousands and the Twitter hashtag #WeAreTired #Nigeria

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If you are a closet rapist, potential rapist, perv or a pedophile, read this thread now!

#SayNoToRapist #SayNoToRape #justiceforvictims #JusticeForBarakat #JusticeForUwa Image
Female Sex Dolls

A sex doll mimics almost every sexual pleasure a grown adult woman can offer. The downside; only the rich can afford to get one as the price of a sex doll cost at least N700,000! The govt could subsidise the cost.

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Sperm Extractor

The 'hand movement' act can be hectic & uninspiring sometimes, welcome the Chinese made 'Sperm Extractor'. As the name suggest, this machine, which can simulate a vaginal environment, through massages, twitching, sucking & vibration was created to 'aid' sperm.. Image
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To all rape apologists and victim blamers out there, do you know what my rapist did?
1 he tied the door knobs to all the rooms in the compound (there were ten rooms) except mine so that no one would be able to come out if I screamed.
2 he broke into my window.

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3 he tied my hands behind my back and tied my legs while he went to open my door and hid the key (where he got a rope from is a mystery cause I had none in my room)
4 he took my gadgets outside so I wouldn't be able call anyone immediately.
5 he raped me twice on my bed; yes. After his first round, he flipped the mattress and forced his way in again because I had peed the first time (the only thing I knew about sex then was my secondary school biology. I have never touched or felt a live penis before.
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For far too long women and young girls in our nation have suffered the pain, hurt and stigma of gender-based violence and abuse. Too many have been hurt, intimidated and bullied. Too many have died. Such violence is inexcusable. There is nothing that can defend this wrongdoing.
All of us are born of woman and nurtured of woman. Vera Uwaila Omozuwa is the most recent name on a list, far too long, of women who have lost their lives at the hands of these vile criminals. Today, I rise in solidarity with women in Nigeria to say #enoughisenough.
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"INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS AN INJUSTICE EVERYWHERE "Says Ore ADETIBA the Director of Gender NANS Zone D representing Ekiti State Axis
Our attention has been drawn to our dear colleague in Edo State Miss Uwa Omozuwa who on the 27th of May fell victim of Rape and brutally injured.1/5 ImageImage
2/5....which eventually took her life as a result of the complications from the disheartened incidents.
The entire female students under the aegis of NANS Zone D join our voices with thousands of voices accross the federation and demands for justice for Uwa.
3/5 We no longer feel safe,our pride as a girl child is being dragged to wallow in the mould on daily basis,we as a girl child is not an object of rape therefore we should not be subject to rape or sexual harassment of any kind....Our dignity,our pride,and our self esteem ...
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Isn't it funny that you're concerned about the clothes she was wearing when you should be concerned about the vile heart of the rapist?
Isn't it disturbing that you're concerned about what she was doing at a particular place, when you should be concerned about why a rapist would be walking freely on the streets?

Shouldn't we check you for asking why she couldn't scream or run,
when obviously she was overpowered and scared to death?

And then it goes on and on again, blaming the rape victims!

How do you blame a child that was raped by her father?
How do you blame her for being raped by her sibling?
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Amnesty International condemns the rape and brutal murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa; a 22-year-old 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State. Vera Uwaila was raped and killed inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God in Benin city. #JusticeForUwa #RapeIsACrime
While the nation is still coming to terms with this gross violation, in Jigawa state 11 men were arrested for raping a 12-year old girl at Limawa in Dutse, the state capital. Although rape is a crime in Nigeria government’s response to it continues to be, woefully inadequate
Rising cases of rape across Nigeria was a result of the failure of law enforcement to ensure that rapists face justice. We are deeply concerned that perpetrators of rape in Nigeria invariably escape punishment. #JusticeForUwa #RapeIsACrime
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I have ordered the Nigeria Police Force ( @PoliceNG ) to thoroughly investigate the circumstances that led to the death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

#JusticeForUwa
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The @PoliceNG has been mandated to identify, arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable in her death. The Violence Against Persons (VAP) Law is in effect in our state.

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Using this law, we would ensure to investigate what exactly transpired and deal decisively with the those found complicit in the dastardly act, whoever they might be. #JusticeForUwa
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How does a 22 year old lady get raped and murdered in a church & no word from you to pull the weight of the church to bring justice & end to this? Why the hell are we praying for Pastor Adeboye on a day our daughter was raped & murdered IN A CHURCH??? What prayer?? #JusticeForUwa
I have blocked too many dogmatic fellow in this thread than I have in the past 2weeks. I have zero patience for people who lose thoughts for religious dogmatism. Muslim or Christian.
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NAME: Raymond Tolulope

DATE OF BIRTH: 17th December.

HOBBIES: Sports, collecting teeth from live lions, dodging bullet, hanging on planes from one country to another, jogging up and down mount everest.

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MY RECORDS: fought with dinosaur and broke its neck while sleeping,skinned a crocodile alive,outran a cheetah,dragged 20 elephants for 459 miles,held my breath under water for 1year,8 months,3 weeks,6 hours, 5 mins and 43 seconds, lastly,I traveled round the world in 22 hours.
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: went to heaven to charge my phone.

LANGUAGES: fluent in 10,589 languages.

SILLIEST THING EVER DONE: swimming in an Atlantic Ocean and numerous tsunamis, driving towards a tornado and pass across the Bermuda triangle and nothing happened.
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WHEN YES DOES NOT MEAN CONSENT.

There is so much about consent with regards to sex that is yet to be learnt. Consent is generally interpreted as when a someone expressly agrees to take part in sexual activities with another

However, there are several instances... #tifesansa
...where a yes is not enough. Such instances are:
1. Where the consent was obtained by threatening someone;
2. Where the consent was obtained under false pretense, deception or by impersonation;
3. Where someone was induced into giving consent using substances or drugs.
4. Where the person giving consent is a minor;
5. Where the person who’s consent is sought is of unsound mind; and
6. Where the person is not is a state to give or deny consent i.e drunk.

Note also that consent is a one time thing and every subsequent sexual activity will...
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