I expressed my concerns about
the issue of paedophilia and child brides in Nigeria quite extensively in an
essay that I wrote last week titled ‘’A Nation Of Perverts And Paedophiles’’
which was widely published and which attracted a lot of rejoinders and
commentries from other writers and commentators from both sides of the divide.
I do not intend to cover the same ground or repeat the same arguements here but
kindly permit me to make a final contribution to the debate in this piece.
The good news is that no matter what
anyone thinks or says and regardless of whichever side of the divide one is on,
when it comes to this issue, at least the Nigerian people are now talking about
a subject which, hitherto, had been regarded as being ‘’off limits’’ and taboo
and which had been essentially swept under the carpet. I commend the Nigerian
press, the website magazines, the bloggers and the electronic media for
standing firm, rising up to the occassion and bringing the matter alive and one
can only hope and pray that they will keep the fire burning by continuing to
reflect the heated discussions and various opinions on this issue.