#COZA: Let’s Protect Women, Girls From Assault, Rape Says Singer Simi

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Alternative music singer, Simisola Ogunleye, popularly known as Simi has called for better protection of Nigerian women and girls from physical abuse and rape.

Reports Shows that in an emotional post on Wednesday, Simi decried the treatment of women in Nigeria and the lack of action from family and society when they are assaulted.

On Friday, Busola Dakolo accused Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly of raping her when she was a teenager, in a now-viral interview.

Also, on Tuesday, surveillance footage showed Senator Elisha Abbo physically assaulting a woman in an Abuja shop with the assistance of a policeman.

The events and others like it have prompted several social media calls for more justice for women, especially when they have been raped or physically assaulted.