Award-winning songstress, Simi, has reacted to the disturbing pattern of rapes and assaults meted on women now making waves in Nigeria.

The singer said women and children are not safe in the country because of the incessant cases of abuse and oppression which seems to be the other of the day.

Simi further urged well-meaning Nigerians to protect the female gender more because they are more vulnerable.

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In an Instagram post, Simi said;

“Women, even little girls are not safe in this country. First, there is oppression, abuse.

“When something does happen to you, nobody fights for you. The family says ‘Protect our name’, the church says ‘touch not my anointed’.

“The government just does not give. So men, please when people are fighting for women, say they are feminists and want equality rights for women, I hope you remember how unprotected they are and fight with them.

“Women, when you see another woman fighting for you and your rights if you don’t like the approach because you think everything is all about submission.

“Your life is constantly at stake if it hasn’t touched you yet, count your blessings. Open your eyes, the world does not favour you. Fight back.

“As for these animals, you can only slap and rape for so long. One by one, judgement will find you and drag you down. I know men go through sexual assault too!

“I acknowledge it but women and children are more vulnerable. Let’s fight for and protect the most vulnerable in the society.”

The “Joromi’ crooner’s statement comes in the wake of Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) rape allegations.

Recall that Busola Dakolo had claimed that Fatoyinbo disvirgined her and raped a couple of times as a teenager in Illorin, Kwara State.

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Also, on Tuesday, surveillance footage showed Senator Elisha Abbo viciously hitting a yet to be identified woman in an Abuja sex toy shop.

A police officer who should have intervened or stopped the senator ended up arresting the woman at the order of Abbo.

Meanwhile, there have been protests and calls for justice for women who have been assaulted and harassed by men.