A former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has warned the Emir of Kano against supporting domestic violence.
He made this remark at the National Dialogue Conference on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) which happened at Bayero University in Kano.
He reacted to the traditional ruler’s advice his daughters whenever they want to get married to retaliate when their husbands hit them.
In a post, Sani wrote, “His Highness Sanusi should not be encouraging this kind of domestic violence in the form of slapping and slapping back.”
He further stated that husbands and wives should learn to control themselves whenever they are angry.
“When a husband is angry, he should walk out of the house and come back later.
“When a husband is upset and shouting loudly, the wife should just keep quiet and allow him to relieve all of his words.
“The sentence ‘I’m sorry’ has a magical spirit that can evict the demon in the house.
“If the man is becoming violent, the wife should protect herself by walking out to his family or her family home.
“The very day slapping and slapping back becomes the order of a family, the marriage is irreversibly destroyed, even if the couple remains together.
“Most of the participants in those mass weddings are literally divorced wives who believe in this revengeful idea of slapping back their husbands.
“What is the possibility that when you slap your first husband you won’t slap the second one?”