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The Nigeria criminal system prohibits national and trans-national trafficking of women for commercial sex or forced labour. Nigeria is a signatory to the 2000 United Nations [46] Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.
Female empowerment in Nigeria is an economic process that involves empowering Nigerian women as a poverty reduction measure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Empowerment is the development of women in terms of politics, social and economic strength in nation development.
Agbogho Mmuo, or Maiden Spirits are annual performances held during the dry season in the Nri-Awka area in the northern part of the Igbos' traditional territory in Nigeria. Performed only by men wearing masks , the masquerades imitate the character of adolescent girls, exaggerating the girls' beauty and movements.
Olutosin Araromi (born May 6, 1994) is a Nigerian-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned MBGN Universe 2019, [1] and represented Nigeria at Miss Universe that same year. [ 2 ] Personal life
The widow of Biafra President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, [3] [4] she is a multiple international pageant titleholder, having won Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Miss Africa, and Miss Intercontinental. Formerly a presidential advisor, [5] [4] she was the country's ambassador to Ghana and became Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain in 2012. [6]
Some women and girls were raped to death while others were found traumatised with raw wounds after they had arrived in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Human Rights Watch reported of a 15-year-old girl who was ruthlessly dragged on the ground for over 50 feet and then was raped by 10 Burmese soldiers. [57] [58]
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The fattening room is a practice in Nigeria whereby women or adolescent girls are kept away from their companions, societal interactions and also from performing their customary duties. [1] This period may range from three months to seven years depending on the wealth of their father.