Women Groups In Nigeria Failed To Make Example Of Gov. Sullivan Chime -Wole Soyinka
3,645 views · Published 26 November 2013 · 5:13 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: SaharaTV · 2013 · News & Politics
At an event in Lagos, where women advocated for the enactment of laws to protect women and children from violence and abuse, Professor Wole Soyinka condemned the use of religious tenets as excuses for child marriage. He described the act as blasphemous. The Nobel Laureate also condemned the total silence of women groups during the ordeal of the first lady of Enugu State, Clara Chime. Mrs. Chime was detained by her husband, the Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime for 4 months with the aide of the police and State Security Services until Saharareporters published a letter she sent to human rights groups. Mrs. Chime has since separated from her husband and relocated to Port Harcourt in tiers State.
