Celebrated actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has appealed to the authorities to allow women to carry about pepper sprays in anticipation of men who may want to assault or harass them.
Commenting a on a protest staged by some women against the way traders in Yaba, Lagos, assault ladies, the actress said the menace was real and women should be better prepared against it.
In a Twitter post, she revealed how she once got involved in a fight inside a bus because the conductor harassed a girl.
Saying this happened in Maryland, Lagos, Omotola called for self defence education to be part of the curriculum.
She noted, “I’ve seen school girls groped/touched in their uniforms on the street by conductors, area boys, hawkers. I once got into a public fight chased a bus, confronted the conductor who reached out and smacked a girl at Maryland! This awareness needs to yield results now.
“In a country like Nigeria, women should be taught self-defence from primary school, it should be part of the curriculum till university! Women should also be encouraged to carry pepper sprays! In the US, it’s normal in schools for girls to buy and carry one! Protect women.”
