Women and Violence Crises in Kontagora Emirate, 2002-2023

Abstract

Violence against women is generally regarded as belonging in the private sphere and is shielded from outside scrutiny; a culture of silence reinforces the stigma that attaches to the victims rather than the perpetrators of such crimes. Women in Kontagora Emirate of Niger State are battered by various safety issues ranging from domestic violence and physical abuse, pervading patriarchal norms, This study found out that some of the causes of violence that lead to insecurity of women and reduce the participation of women’s in political matters, economics, and social cultural activities is because of the fear and evils associated with politics in north Central Nigeria, vis-à-vis Kontagora Emirate, coupled with this menace is the issue of unemployment, lack of proper education of majority of the youths, largely females, religious extremism, high rates of poverty and lack of synergy among the security agencies. The result of these tells more on women and girls and this make them distance themselves from political matters because of their vulnerability. The paper adopts a historical research method to collects, verify and synthesis evidence from the past to establish facts that defend or refute any hypothesis. Primary source and Secondary materials were assessed to make this work worthy