As Nigeria battles rape among other crimes in the society,a Veteran Nollywood actress,Victoria Inyama, has advised ladies in the country to dress in a decent manner to avoid being raped.
Inyama gave the advice in her Instagram page, @iyamu.victoria.
Iyama,who decried the high rate of raping across the country, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began, stressed the need for the ladies to dress appropriately so that they would not “trigger” the perpetrators of rape.
“Appropriate dressing and comportment. l beg my ladies (minus the minors or aged victims), to please.. dress in appropriate clothing to reduce the trigger for the perpetrators…
“A lot of these perpetrators have underlying mental health issues and being around them in certain clothing is a trigger…..sadly, the victim still gets to be shamed and ridiculed.
“So, it will be wise to safeguard yourself.
“Yes, it’s not about the dressing as some will say, compare with Europe and America, but remember they take rape cases seriously unlike in Nigeria…Think about it,” she wrote.
Inyama has carve a niche for herself as a popular Nigerian actress known for the TV Series “Ripples”.
She joined Nollywood in 1990 after she was introduced to the Nigerian Movie Industry by a veteran Nollywood actor, Alex Usifo.
The veteran rose to limelight in the movie industry after her brilliant role in TV Series “Ripples” aired on NTA in the 1990s, a movie produced by Zeb Ejiro.
Some of the movies the skillful Nollywood veteran starred include: “Lost Passion”, “Glamour Boys”, “Silent Night”, “Danger Zone”, “Love From Above”, “Iyanga”, “Ofeke”, “Holland”, “Heat”, “Mothers Cry”.
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