𝑩𝒀- 𝑬𝑮𝑼𝑵𝑮𝑾𝑼 𝑪𝑯𝑼𝑲𝑾𝑼𝑲𝑨 𝑩𝑬𝑵𝑱𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑵 ‎Paying a bride price does not grant automatic consent, and forcing intimacy on a partner is basically sexual slavery. Last week, national newspapers highlighted a crucial clarification from Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr. Babajide Martins. Addressing journalists at the launch of Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness month organized by the DSVA, he firmly stressed that marital rape is illegal. ‎I shared this vital report on my website and cross-posted it to Nairaland with full credit to the original source, not expecting a quiet room, but the reaction was heated. Within days, the thread pulled in over ten thousand views and more than a hundred comments. ‎The response came mostly from men, and it quickly became clear that the message struck deeply raw nerves. Many made it clear they wanted nothing to do with the law. Some made predictive statements like, "marriage will soon start taking place without the paym...