Group explains why wives attack husbands in Kano

Group of concerned citizens of Kano state comprising members of professional groups, Human rights activists, civil society organizations have attribute the current trend of violent attacks on men by their wives in the state to in-built anger endured from years of domestic violence women have been subjected to.

This was fallout of a panel discussion on violence against women and media trial organized by the state chapter of Reproductive Health and Rights Advocacy Initiative (Reheard) over the weekend.

Panelists accused the media practitioners of being bias and onesided in their coverage, saying “they usually focus on man’s account, ignoring the woman’s side of the story.

They however, expressed dismay over extreme reaction of some women in the face of domestic violence urging them to always break the silence while urging the parents to always keep track of happenings in their children’s marriages saying doing that could help in identifying the issue for possible solution before it blossom into a grievous issue.

Hajiya Usaina Aliyu Ibrahim said “Domestic violence is getting higher because even the marriages are not according to ethics, the law and the culture. Parents don’t involve in the lives of their married children, they think that their only responsibility is with those who are at home not those that they married off. I believe they don’t follow up into the marriages of their own children. When parents follow up their children they will see when there is problem in the house and they can address the problem instead of allowing it to get out of hand.

“My advice for women is that they should not remain silent. Don’t remain silent, break the silence whenever husband raises hand against you, don’t condone it but I am not saying you should retaliate no, retaliation is never legal. What you should do is report to your parents and if they refuse to take action then report to the police.