THE NEED TO CRIMINALIZE MARITAL / SPOUSAL RAPE IN NIGERIA
Marital/Spousal rape in marriage is non‐ consensual sex in which the perpetrator is the victim’s spouse. It is a form of domestic violence which has been condoned or ignored by law and the society at large. The reasons for the reluctance by many countries (especially Nigeria), not to criminalize and prosecute marital rape can be attributed to the ...