Kemi Dasilva-Ibru: Breaking the bias of gender-based violence in Nigeria
07 March 2022 |
10:13 am
The discourse on sexual violence and other issues that threaten the welfare and safety of the female gender was once hushed but for the works of the likes of Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, there is the drawing scrutiny to a neglected issue that has grasped many Nigerian homes for centuries.
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