Duke of Shomolu writes…
I heaved a sigh of relief when the news broke that the Unizik girl who assaulted the lecturer was expelled.
This was a rare victory for a man, and tellingly, the video really helped the lecturer.
After watching the tape and reading the girl’s position, I just shook my head.
“He tried to touch my breast area, and he grabbed my phone. I didn’t know who he was, and his students came at me with weapons. I was afraid and fought for my life,” she narrated in a shameless attempt aimed at hanging an innocent man.
This is what men go through in situations like this. Imagine if the tape didn’t exist, that man would be in jail now, with his life in ruins.
We will continue to have these problems in society if we keep looking at these situations through the lens that men are always the aggressors and women are always the victims.
Imagine obstructing the passage, and the man gently taps her on the shoulder, saying, “Excuse me,” and her retort was, “Who does he think he is?”
A full-grown man went on social media to say that the man was wrong for touching the girl, and I opened my mouth in amazement.
Imagine such impunity. Imagine the grievous bodily harm that girl inflicted on a lecturer, and imagine the man’s patience, lifting his hands in the air, knowing fully well that any attempt to defend himself would turn him into an aggressor.
My friend, a top female lawyer, has made it a point to always remind me that I am being misogynistic in my opinions on these matters, but let me ask her directly, how would this case have gone if there were no cameras?
Let me help her. She would have accused him of sexual abuse, or at best, would have said that he made advances, and because she didn’t agree, he came after her to touch her with his fingers.
Men are their own worst enemies. They are now very fearful, and the ones who are not afraid hide under political correctness in the face of growing female tyranny.
Men must now begin to learn how to defend themselves, come together, and protect themselves within the ambits of the law and with common sense, otherwise, we will all be toast.
The doctor who was jailed for life and regained his freedom after two years, but was freed on appeal, is today faced with a damaged career and soiled reputation. Though recent information suggests that his accusers may have embellished their stories, they are now answering questions with the authorities.
The director who was accused of date raping his female colleague after a staff party and was locked up has come out after investigations showed that the story didn’t hold.
Both gentlemen went through fire and will never be the same, and many more are going through worse without making noise.
This lecturer escaped because of the video, and this is why we men must remain vigilant and very deliberate in our dealings with most women.
These are dangerous times for the Nigerian man.
Come and beat me.
Duke of Shomolu
