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Gender and Corruption: Is Corruption Gender-based? – By Matthew Ma onlinenigeria.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from onlinenigeria.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As someone who has always been an advocate for women's rights and equality, I feel increasingly exasperated with the recent wave of corruption allegations that disproportionately target women in positions of power.
It is rare to see someone who accepts being a father, mother, brother, sister, cousin, nephew, wife, or child of these young girls, except when she is knocked down by vehicles or is used for rituals. Then, you see people coming out to claim ownership, mainly because the driver or the unsuccessful ritualist could pay money in case of death. We see and hear of psychiatric hospitals built everywhere around us while a bunch of young girls parade our streets. These people are often treated as if they are not Nigerians.