A teenage author, Jemima Audu, is set to launch her book: ‘The Nigerian Woman, A Collection of Heroism,’ that explores the struggles and challenges of women in the Nigeria and Africa societies as they battle with all forms of discrimination and abandonment.
The book, which is set in three parts including ‘Ejura the Orphan’ ‘Belikisu The Amazon’ and ‘Abigail the Virtuous Woman,’ Jemima said, is her contribution to the struggle for emancipation from all forms of violence against the womenfolk and the need for societies to accord the girl-child necessary education.
Speaking at a press briefing to announce the launch in Lagos, Jemima, an 11-year- old student of the Murtala Muhammed Airport School, operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Ikeja, told journalists that the book was inspired by her passion to champion the course of women around the globe.
She said; “Every day I see and hear in the news how women are maltreated, mostly in their matrimonial homes with some oftentimes having to fend for the children when the husband is either late or totally abandons his family.”
The Kogi state born teenager said, “all over the world, mothers and kids like me still face and suffer discrimination and various forms of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
“I am lending my voice for the call to end these unacceptable practices through my book.”
