Advisory: Some readers might find this story distressing as it details experiences of sexual violence. Mardiyyah Hussein* had not yet learned to roll the word ‘virgin’ on her tongue when speculations started to spread about her purity and worth after she was sexually assaulted. She was six years old, publicly beaten and shamed, while the … The post The Hidden Sexual Violation Crisis Faced by Female Patients in Nigeria appeared first on HumAngle.| HumAngle
After terrorists chased her from her home in Lungu village of Sokoto State, Saratu now sits in Jabo town, devastated after losing three of her own and two orphaned grandchildren who never made it out. The terrorists stormed their village in Sabon Birni, North West Nigeria. She ran barefoot to the bush, clutching a small … The post Pushing Through a Decade of Armed Violence in North West Nigeria appeared first on HumAngle.| HumAngle