There is widespread outrage in Nigeria following the murder of a 22-year-old university student in a church where she was studying in the southern city of Benin. The family of Uwavera Omozuwa, known as Uwa, say she was brutally raped and bludgeoned to death.
It is one of several shocking cases in the past week which have led to street protests, an online petition signed by thousands and a Twitter hashtag #WeAreTired.
Many Nigerians point to a legal system they say makes it hard to convict suspected rapists and blames women when they are victims of sexual assault.
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The first time 36-year-old Wanda Ebe was sexually molested, she was under six years of age.
She says her nanny, a middle-aged woman, forced her to repeatedly perform oral sex on her when they were alone.
At the age of six, an attempt by Ms Ebe to stop the abuse by threatening to report the nanny to her parents almost cost her her life.
“She [the nanny] poured a bucket full of hot water on me that left me in excruciating pain. I had to be taken to the hospital and I missed a year of school,” Ms Ebe told the BBC.
Ms Ebe said the nanny told her parents it was an accident and so, fearing for her safety, she did not say anything more at the time.
The second time Ms Ebe was sexually abused, she was a 21-year-old student in her second year at university who was recovering from a recent surgery.
She recalls being raped by a doctor, who made an excuse to take her to his house for an appointment instead of a medical centre.
“He tore off my clothes, and raped me,” she said. “I was weak from the surgery and could do little to resist him.”
“I did not go to the police or anyone for that matter. I did not even know that rape cases were to be reported to the police.”
- If you have been affected by sexual abuse or violence in Nigeria, help and support is available at Naptip.
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