Unfortunately, many people in Nigeria donβt recognise domestic violence for what it is.
They see it as normal. I have been attacked online for speaking out because the assumption is always that the man is the abuser, when women can be perpetrators too.
Over time, I realised that society often brushes it aside. If the abuser is wealthy or influential, people excuse it. It used to hurt me deeply, but now I see how normalised it is. The mentality really needs to change.
When asked on how she got the strength to leave her marriage, Iyanma responded this way.
I didnβt leave; I was removed by the police. Thatβs the truth. I wouldnβt have left otherwise.
