Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, has said it is unacceptable to kill a woman over allegations of infidelity.
She said men cheated all the time and they never got killed.
Silva noted this against the backdrop of the story of a housewife identified as Mrs Chioma Nwaka who died after being set ablaze by her middle-aged husband, Obiozor Nwaka, over suspected infidelity in Anambra.
In an interview in ‘Saturday Punch’, Silva said: “These men should be tried and put in jail for life because it is a capital offence. The law should take its course because it’s ridiculous. Men cheat all the time. Do they get killed? Do they get burnt? What rubbish is that? Where’s the proof that she cheated? And what about the man who she cheated with, what would happen to him? Is he supposed to go scot-free?”
She added, “It’s so bad. Even if there’s evidence of cheating, why can’t you just carry your bag and leave? Or send the woman back to her parents? If you investigate properly, you’ll probably find that the murderer has cheated a million times, yet he’s killing his partner in one instance.
“The women who are dead now are people’s children and mothers too.”
On the entertainment industry’s role in addressing the killings, Silva said, “How much advocacy do you want the industry to do? One of the best forms of advocacy is enforcing sanctions for bad behaviour. This isn’t just bad behaviour; it is criminal.”
