RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - RE: On Nigeria Rape Culture

Alagba Kadiri.

Rape as defined by western culture cannot be said to be non -existent in our culture or other non- western culture, the situation is at best tenuous ( at the risk of blasphemy I can say the relationship that created my friend the Nazareen is what the contemporary world would regard as rape in a technical and  cultural sense that was perhaps why the conception was conveniently interpreted as divine -a cover up.  Joseph was already married)  

I cited this example because series of similar drama were enacted showing a technical rape experience.  One was a case where a maiden was sent on an errand to a barber the barber took advantage conception occurred and she was pressured to reveal who was responsible.  Her retort " Baba barber ni' ( its the barber.)

There was the lyric in an Obey song which is well known to be autobiographical ' Ina mo wa fon Akanji'  ( I only came to fetch some burning firewood Akanji)

The lyric was concluded ' bere ba doyun o, Obey l'o loyun o e'  ( If this frolick results in conception Obey accepts full responsibility.)

I would also include Wole Soyinka's Lion and  the Jewel in this category with the relationship between Sidi and Baroka and Lakunle's subsequent loss of his maiden to Baroka

I say all this because in the non-western sense sexual activity is considered to be power relations.  The young maidens involved realise this only too well and some play along with the game.  Now this is different from a situation where a man pounces on an unknown female carries out the nefarious activity and melts into the shadows.  I think that is the situation which you say is alien to African culture.  It is rare, it is frowned upon but that does not mean it did not happen.

In the former delineated instances what society frowned upon is if the man involved later tried to deny responsibility thereby ruining the young  lady's life.  This to my mind was why Joseph the carpenter had to step up to the plate and accept responsibility and the story of previous bethrotal was added and the rest as they say is history.

OAA

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​My sisters and brothers, can anyone of you tell me the equivalent word for rape in Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba or any other indigenous languages of Nigeria? I ask this question because I believe rape in Nigeria is alien to our culture but behaviourally acquired from the Western world through music and films.

S. Kadiri

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Sent: 10 September 2020 16:30
To: 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - RE: On Nigeria Rape Culture

 

Biko, 

Do you have statistics of rape, along gender 

lines  -  women raped vs male victims,  in any

one region?

Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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From: 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 11:18 PM
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Sister Ronke,

Rape is not a problem only for women. Men are not just compassionate, and women have also been convicted of rape. I agree with you that we all want it to stop because it is not part of our culture. 

Ken, it is 5 convictions in every 1000 trials reported by the department of justice which also recommended civic education for prevention as one of the ways to prevent rape.

U.S. Department of Justice (1994). Understanding Community Policing: A Framework for Action. Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. Washington, DC. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/commp.pdf

On Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 22:59:40 GMT-4, Harrow, Kenneth <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:

where do these figures on rape convictions, trials, etc. come from. on the surface they do not appear even vaguely possible.  only 5 convictions? for a country of 330 million people?

ken

kenneth harrow

professor emeritus

dept of english

michigan state university

517 803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

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From: 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 7:34 PM
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
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We compare because the NYT is a US publication that chose to give a misleading title to sufferings in Nigeria where rape is less of a culture than in the US; and yet NYT is less likely to publish an article with that title about the US. We compare because Nigerians and US residents are both human beings and the vast majority detest and oppose rape as something that is not part of our culture of our struggles against domination. We compare to emphasize that even with all the policing technologies, the US still struggles with more than 700,000 cases per year and out of 1000 cases tried, only 5 get convictions for rape in the US. We compare to indicate that prevention is better than conviction, education for awareness and prevention is always more effective than prosecution especially when most attackers are known to the victimized.

Biko

On Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 19:22:07 GMT-4, Oyeronke Oyewumi <oyeronke.oyewumi@stonybrook.edu> wrote:

Why compare? That is beside the point!

On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:25 PM 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Compared to the rape culture in the US?

Statistics

Statistics About Statistics and Research NSVRC does not conduct research, but we share research from a variety of sources i...

Biko

On Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 17:02:30 GMT-4, Oyeronke Oyewumi <oyeronke.oyewumi@stonybrook.edu> wrote:

Nothing Happens When Women Are Raped in Nigeria

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/opinion/nigeria-rape-sexual-abuse.html?searchResultPosition=1

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