VHF JUNE 2022 NEWSLETTER
Angry Imo youths burnt down house of a Man for defiling to death a 14 year old.
Pandemonium at Umuduruewuewuru, Umuezeala Nsu, in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State after some youths in the area razed the house of a 22-year-old suspected Internet fraudster, identified as Osuji.
Osuji allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl, Amarachi Iwunze, in his newly built house on Sunday.
The Suspect went at large after his mother raised the alarm, the teenager’s body was found in the suspect’s room.A video clip showing the rampaging youths as they destroyed the house of the suspect went viral .
The Publicity Secretary of Umuezeala Nsu Youth Organisation, Nathan Onyenehido, revealed that the Little Amarachi Iwunze was raped to death on Sunday, June 12, 2022, The ugly news came late hours next day , when the mother of the suspect unlocked a room and found the dead body of little Amarachi. On raising the alarm, it was discovered that Osuji, her son, was the suspect and killer.“When Osuji found out that people were aware of his ugly act, he took to his heels.
The victim’s grandfather, Raymond Iwunze, demanded justice.
YOUTH NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY VISITS VHF
Team from Youth Network For Community and Sustainable Development, YNCSO working on ending FGM/C visited @virginheartfoundation office Owerri to have a conversation on the work we do on ending the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.We hope to work with this youthful and resilient youth Network, organizing for a safer society. Team are Olachi Peace Ojimadu, Senior Programme Portfolio Advisor,Chris Ogbu, Technical Assistant and our Own CYDI Program Officer, Felxfame Enisire with VHF Team.
Man who burnt 12 year old child with heated metal spoon arrested.
Human Right abuse is consciously eating deep into the system, ranging from sexual abuse( defilement, gang rape) Harmful Widowhood abuse child/domestic abuse, among others.
A child of 12 dehumanized by her Male Guardian for riding his children bicycle.The Man , whose name is given as Mr. Uzoma, lives in Area N World Bank Owerri designed his domestic help with Fire, metal spoon heated on the fire.
This is really disheartening, beholding the level of hurt done on this child.Well, good news from the Imo police command, the said perpetrator has been arrested and we are demanding that the man be prosecuted.
Girls Peer Session using Transformative Gender Norms-Body Map in learning.
Advancing learning Among Peer Educators using Body Map to demonstrate power and control over their body and sexuality.There are many factors that contribute to sexual violence among young girls. Build the Agency of the girls-child ie ability to set goals and act on them, help them resist violence . Perpetrators have a strong sense of entitlement and use power and control to commit the act of sexual violence against young people. Body map was used as an analytical tool to help female student not to shy away with their body and inculcate strong feeling of ownership to their body. ActionAid Nigeria
Boys Peer Session Using Venn Diagram and Body Map to illustrate Power and control over on ending Socio-Cultural Norms that powers VAWG.
Though sexual violence mostly affects girls and women, male victims are also common. Just as with girls and women, violation of men and boys can involve physical force or psychological and emotional coercion tactics. Boys in secondary school sometimes have sexual experiences to which they cannot consent to because they are underage. Body map was used as an analytical tool to demonstrate shift in power within and power to.A vein diagram that shows how a victim can get help was also used to sensitize the boys peer educators. Vein diagram that demonstrated the various routes/channels a victim can get justice was used to enable the students to act when violated and when they come across victims of violence
They were also warned against negative masculinity, not to use the power in them as males to humiliate and abuse their opposite sex.
