In Nigeria, Male Victims of Abuse Face Stigma and Silence

In Nigeria, Male Victims of Abuse Face Stigma and Silence

Male survivors of abuse at the University of Lagos, above, and across Nigeria, contend with a culture that denies that men can be victims as they retreat into silence fed by “institutional apathy and patriarchal norms,” the authors write. OLUSANYA BABAFEMI Emeka* said the lecturer called them “childish” if they resisted his advances. He would put on pornography and force them to watch, then begin touching himself. Emeka recalled those nights in …