Joke Silva, the veteran Nollywood actress, has expressed concern over the m*rders of women in Nigeria by their partners because of alleged infidelity.
This is coming after a housewife identified as Mrs Chioma Nwaka died after being set ablaze by her middle-aged husband, Obiozor Nwaka, over suspected infidelity in Anambra.
In an exclusive interview with Saturday Beats, the 63-year-old actress, 63 expressed her outrage and said men who k!ll their partners for alleged infidelity should be jailed for life.
She said, “These men should be tried and put in jail for life because it is a capital offence. The law should take its course because it’s ridiculous. Men cheat all the time. Do they get k!lled? Do they get burnt? What rubbish is that? Where’s the proof that she cheated? And what about the man who she cheated with, what would happen to him? Is he supposed to go scot-free?”
She added, “It’s so bad. Even if there’s evidence of cheating, why can’t you just carry your bag and leave? Or send the woman back to her parents? If you investigate properly, you’ll probably find that the m*rderer has cheated a million times, yet he’s k!lling his partner in one instance.
“The women who are d3ad now are people’s children and mothers too.”
On the entertainment industry’s role in addressing the k!llings, Silva said, “How much advocacy do you want the industry to do? One of the best forms of advocacy is enforcing sanctions for bad behaviour. This isn’t just bad behaviour; it is criminal.”
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