A catholic cleric, Monsignor Gabriel Osu, on Monday advised husbands to desist from battering their
wives and built good homes that would make Nigeria a better place. Osu, Director, Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He noted that a family remained the smallest unit of any society, and that, if well built, would impact positively on the large society. The cleric said that a disunited couple would not be able to raise good leaders of tomorrow. According to him, in recent times, there has been an unprecedented increase in the rate of reported cases of wife battering. He called for more love and understanding among couples. “The wife is the man’s partner and not a punching bag; he must always see her as a helpmate and not a distraction or liability. “There are men who derive pleasure from battering their wives; each day they return from work oozing out alcohol, they pounce on their hapless wives at a flimsy excuse. “While that is happening, their children will be watching; for such couples, a day hardly passes without exchange of harsh words and blows. “For their neighbours, they have learnt to live with the frequent squabbles that emanate from the homes of these couples. “Should this be the case?’’ he asked. Osu said that there was no justification for a man to batter his wife The cleric advised men to go out when provoked by their spouses. He said that a peaceful home would result in a peaceful and progressive society.
Source: Vanguard.
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