support of Peace One Day's Global Truce 2012 'Reducing Domestic
Violence' Campaign and in celebration of Peace Day , the Wellbeing Foundation Africa is creating awareness
of the human and emotional cost of domestic violence by launching a
short Eliminate Domestic Violence documentary which voices the
experiences of gender-based violence victims.
A short documentary, highlighting the experiences of several abused
women, was launched to aid the course. The video featured two prominent
faces, who had been married to celebrities and were victims. they
recounted their ordeals. “Just to dare to argue with your husband
is like a challenge in your home,” Obiang who was once married to the
‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ host, Frank Edoho said. “The woman is
challenging the man and tempers flay and then you snap, then there is a
slap. He says ‘I am sorry it is a mistake’ then says ‘sorry I won’t do
it again,’ then he does it again, again and again.”
Hadiza, who
recently walked out Zaaki Adzay’s home, narrated a rather bizarre
experience. “He slapped me on the face so (and said) ‘get up you must
abort this pregnancy today. Now that I am married to you, you want to
hook me with pregnancy because I am a celebrity.’ Then there was a
wardrobe in our room so I put my tummy in there and then he continued
beating me. He had some folic acid in his hand and said I should swallow
it and abort the pregnancy. When he gave me I said he should allow me
take water, thank God the door was open so I ran away.”
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