Former Senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, has criticized the recent comments made by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, which seemed to endorse escalating domestic violence in marriage.
Sanusi had advised his daughters to retaliate if their husbands slap them.
In a Facebook post, Sani expressed his disapproval of such views, stressing that violence should never be promoted in marital relationships.
He called for greater emphasis on self-control and peaceful conflict resolution within households, urging that respect and dialogue should always guide interactions between spouses.
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“His Highness Sanusi should not be encouraging this kind of domestic violence in the form of slapping and slapping back. Rather, husbands and wives should learn to control themselves in moments of anger when the devil temporarily visits their homes,” Sani wrote.
The former senator suggested practical solutions for managing anger and preventing domestic violence. “When a husband is angry, he should walk out of the house and come back later. When a husband is upset and shouting loudly, the wife should just keep quiet and allow him to relieve all of his words. The sentence ‘I’m sorry’ has a magical spirit that can evict the demon in the house.”
Sani also revealed, “Two people shouting at each other is the source of many divorces.” If the man is becoming violent, the wife should protect herself by walking out to his family or her family home”, he advised.
Sani warned that retaliatory violence could irreparably damage marriages. “The very day slapping and slapping back becomes the order of a family, the marriage is irreversibly destroyed, even if the couple remains together.
“Most of the participants in those mass weddings are literally divorced wives who believe in this revengeful idea of slapping back their husbands. What is the possibility that when you slap your first husband you won’t slap the second one?”
The senator urged couples to draw lessons from their parents’ conflict resolution methods. “Did you grow up in a home where your father slapped your mother and your mother slapped him back? How did your parents resolve their problems? Should that not be your guide?” he added.
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