History, Events And Facts

In 2019, Women in Phalga occupied the collation center, both young and elderly in a bid to mount pressure on the collation officers to do the right thing In 2019, The women of Abua Odual, both the young and the old took to the streets to protest the military invasion of their LGA in the course of the elections. In same 2019, the brave women of OguBolo held their ground at the collation center where they kept watch all night, daring the men of the military and ensuring that the will of the people prevailed. In the history of our democracy, women have employed as a tool of last resort, the concept of half-naked or braless protest. From as far back as colonial times.  The act is a symbolic expression of protesters’ willingness to put their bodies on the line in order to advance a political cause, such as opposition to government and military interventions. This was the case on May 20, 2017, when some female members of the Indigenous People of Biafra staged a protest in Abiriba, Abia. ...