There Are Many Inhumane Laws That Needs To Be Changed...

A coalition of over sixty Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, has urged the National Assembly to repeal section 55 of the Penal Code which is said to permit a man to beat his wife.

‎The group which made the call at an interactive session with both the Senate Committee on Diaspora & Non-Governmental Organisations and the House of Representatives Committee on Civil Society & Development Partners, in Abuja, decried that the law, provided that a man could beat his wife, so far it does not result to ‎”grievous bodily harm”.

Specifically, section 55 states that, “Nothing is an offence which does not amount to the infliction of grievous hurt upon any person and which is done- (a) by a parent or guardian for the purpose of correcting his child or ward such child or ward being under eighteen years of age;

“(b) by a schoolmaster for the purpose of correcting his child under eighteen years of age entrusted to his charge; or (c) by a master for the purpose of correcting a child servant or apprentice such servant or apprentice being under eighteen years of age; or (d) by a husband for the purpose of correcting his wife such husband and wife being subject to any native law or custom in which such correction is recognised as lawful”.

‎Speaking on behalf of the CSOs, the Executive Director of Centre LSD, Dr. Otive Igbuzor, insisted that there are many laws in Nigeria that needs to be changed.

He regretted that under the aforementioned section, ‎bodily harm was defined as a harm that could lead to someone being hospitalised for at least 21 days.

The ugly implication here is that ‎when the victim is hospitalised for 20 days; the law does not regard the case as one that resulted to grievous bodily harm. Besides, what happens to those that were not taken to the hospital?

I Ask: 

If our lawmakers cannot amend laws and create bills that will ensure the safety of our children and mothers, develop our country and even better our living, then;  

Why Were They Elected? 

What Is Their Job As Our Representatives? 

Cos, they are paid more than enough to be our eyes, ears and voices...

Why Are They Suddenly Blind, Deaf and Dumb?

The Real Nigeria...