The role of Nigerian film in the fight against child sexual abuse
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2019
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Nnadiebube Journal of Social Sciences
Abstract
This study is designed to assess the performance of the Nigerian film industry in creating
awareness on the issue of child sexual abuse. One of the dimensions examined was to identify
the category of children who mostly fall victim to sexual abuse. The study revealed that, the
problem of child sexual abuse which is mostly targeted at the female girl child has become so
endemic in Nigeria, and consequently making the ungodly act become almost uncontrollable.
Findings revealed that most of the children who fall victim to the heartless perpetrators of the
ungodly act, fall within the promising age-bracket of six and fifteen. Furthermore, the study
established that weak legal sanctions for sexual violence is one of the common principal
factors that lead to the perpetration of this act. The study therefore, concluded that despite the
fact that the rate of child sexual abuse in Nigerian is increasing tremendously, the Nigerian
film industry in conjunction with law enforcement agencies are competent enough to fight the
ugly situation; bridge the increase or eradicate it entirely from Nigeria. The study also
recommended government to support the Nigerian film industry in the campaign against child
sexual abuse.
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child sexual abuse, Nigeria, International Resources, research, film industry, policy
Citation
Ejiofor, A., Ojiakor, I., & Nwaozor, A. (2019). The role of Nigerian film in the fight against child sexual abuse. Nnadiebube Journal of Social Sciences (NJSS), 1(1), 70-80.