I Was ‘Married’ To A Police Officer For 7 Years

Forward this email. [Enjoy and Share!]( Enjoy and Share! [View Online]( [Enjoy and Share!](#) [article image](#) [article image](#) For this week’s What She Said, I had initially spoken to women who are survivors of SARS and police brutality, because that’s an important story. But when I had the opportunity to interview the subject of this story, I asked myself one question: if police officers and SARS oppress Nigerian citizens especially the young people who they are supposed to protect, what are they like in their homes and to their families? Read this story to find out. [Editor Headshot] Ope Editor-at-Large For this week’s What She Said, I had initially spoken to women who are survivors of SARS and police brutality, because that’s an important story. But when I had the opportunity to interview the subject of this story, I asked myself one question: if police officers and SARS oppress Nigerian citizens especially the young people who they are supposed to protect, what are they like in their homes and to their families? Read this story to find out. [Editor Headshot] Ope Editor-at-Large --------------------------------------------------------------- [article image]( [What She Said: I Was ‘Married’ To A Police Officer For 7 Years, Here’s My Story]( The woman in today’s story talks about being taken away from her family to “marry” a police officer. They never got married, but they cohabited for years during which she had to endure several forms of abuse until she managed to escape. [continue reading]( [#EndSars: A Guide To Staying Online In case Of An Internet Shutdown]( As peaceful protests in Nigeria carry on into the week, there are looming fears that the government might shut down the internet. These fears are not far fetched as the Nigerian government has in the past, tried to ban social media. In a scenario where the Nigerian government decides to go down that route, here a few ways out: [Continue reading]( [#EndSars: Love In A Time Of Protest]( Nigerian youths have been protesting peacefully since Friday. Their major demands are that the government must end the rogue SARS unit responsible for extortion and theft. With demands largely unmet, the mood of these protests ranges from anger to frustration to even hope. However, there’s now…love in the mix? As strange as it sounds, some people are finding their significant others at protests. [Continue reading]( [Hired Thugs Disrupt Abuja #EndSARS Protest]( A video posted on Twitter showed a group of men armed with sticks and other weapons vandalizing property in the Berger area of Abuja. Protesters had been demonstrating peacefully when they saw the thugs run towards them. [Continue Reading]( [We Ranked All Your Favourite Protest Anthems]( The #EndSARS protest is a peaceful but powerful movement against police brutality in Nigeria, both generally, and specifically by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police. In these marches, music is an important tool to keep the people going. This article ranks some of the most popular songs that would keep Nigerians going during protests. [Continue Reading]( If you enjoyed this newsletter tell someone about it, forward it to them. Stay safe. Stay awesome! If you enjoyed this newsletter tell someone about it, forward it to them. Stay safe. Stay awesome! [about]( [Advertise]( [Subscribe]( [READ MORE STORIES]( [ABOUT]( [Advertise]( [GOT THIS FROM A FRIEND? SUBSCRIBE!]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( [IG]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to receive marketing communications from Big Cabal Media under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. [Click here to unsubscribe]( Zikoko is a Big Cabal Media brand. Copyright © 2019