{"id":193477,"date":"2026-02-04T10:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/emir-sanusi-on-violence-against-women-and-culture"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:59:45","slug":"emir-sanusi-on-violence-against-women-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/culture-and-art\/emir-sanusi-on-violence-against-women-and-culture","title":{"rendered":"Emir Sanusi on Violence Against Women and Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has frowned at domestic violence against women in Nigerian society.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on Channels Television\u2019s \u2018Morning Brief\u2019 on Wednesday, Sanusi said it is wrong for a man to beat a woman because his culture says so.<\/p>\n<p>The monarch said men take advantage of their power to oppress, noting that women are also humans entitled to protection, regardless of their nature.<\/p>\n<p>His words, \u201cViolence happens in all societies. It\u2019s not about an African culture. It\u2019s about power relations where you have men having power and women are not protected, men will take advantage of that power and oppress them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in our society, the weak and the vulnerable are victims. You have women who are victims of violence. You have young children, you have the poor, you have the disabled. Okay, they\u2019re all victims. If you go to hospital, you find crippled women, blind women, who are victims. You have pediatric sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we need to first of all say that as a country, we have citizens and human beings, and they have rights. Those rights are inviolable. You cannot violate them in the name of a culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot beat a woman because your culture says you can beat her. She\u2019s a Nigerian citizen entitled to protection. It doesn\u2019t matter what you think because these are the values that we live by in this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has frowned at domestic violence against women in Nigerian society. During an interview on Channels Television\u2019s \u2018Morning Brief\u2019 on Wednesday, Sanusi said it is wrong for a man to beat a woman because his culture says so. 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