Is the tide turning in Northern Nigeria for men who have grown accustomed to abusing women with impunity? asks Sada Malumfashi.
On a Monday morning in January 2017, Khadijah nearly died at the hands of her abusive boyfriend. Later, in August that year, she would blog about the incident. Her supposed lover had hit her repeatedly, choked her and threatened to "kill and bury her body". Khadijah would then try to hide her scars with make-up and long-sleeved turtlenecks. That was not the first time he had hit her.
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