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Everyday, women are sexually harassed one way or the other. They step out to go about their daily activity but come back distraught, upset or both because for too long, far too many people

7 women narrate their worst experiences of sexual harassment at Yaba market | Pulse Nigeria

Alafe Adebimpe

The Pulse team visited Yaba market to document women and their their sexual harassment stories during their visits to the popular Yaba market in Lagos, Nigeria. [See video below]

This video has so far received over a hundred comments on social media, with numerous women baring it all, sharing the most horrible and inhumane encounters they have personally experienced in the market.

Culled from Instagram, here are seven of the most frustrating experiences of women who have suffered harassment from intrusive folks in one form or another at Yaba market:

"I have so many bad experiences at that yaba market. One obinna guy put his hand at the back of my trouser while I was trying to buy jackets from him. I felt so dirty through out that week. Y’all don’t know what women pass through on a daily basis"

"The last experience I had at Yaba was very irritating. A useless and obviously very troublesome man grabbed my waist from behind while I was alighting from a tricycle, I turned back and cursed at him. In less than two seconds he followed me again and repeated the same thing, I forcefully swung my bag across his face and that was when he ran away. Phew I was beyond irritated. These harassment seriously need to stop! They need to stop touching people it's wrong!!!!"

"I remember going to yaba market a few times with my friends while I was on IT in Lagos. I would always scream my head off each time. It was so frustrating because someone is always reaching out to touch you. I was always shouting “don’t touch me” like a mad woman. It was really tiring😩"

"Growing up my home was not far from Yaba market so I grew up visiting their regularly. Till date I can vividly remember the day I decided never to visit the market again. It doesn't matter you using a hijab or wearing short skirt they just drive joy in harassing people."

"Government need to do something fast I remember when I brought my children from abroad , I took her to yaba my daughter was crying, it got to a point she has scream on them that she is only a child, so sad , I feel sad since then she has never followed me to the market, I mean any market. So disrespectful, they are just behaving like an animal."

Women protesting against harassment at Yaba market in 2018 [Facts Reporter]

Women protesting against harassment at Yaba market [Facts Reporter]

"I remember passing through yaba Years back and this dude hit my bum and immediately I turned to slap him he ran and was laughing. I was angry but helpless"

I went to the market today and surprisingly, nobody touched me. Maybe they had a meeting or something cos I was shocked. First time ever going to that market and the guys didn't try grabbing one. One tried touching me and some came out and asked him to leave me alone so maybe they had some form of meeting on this. I still got the oh baby I love your body talks though but at least no one touched me. A step in the right direction

7 women narrate their worst experiences of sexual harassment at Yaba market

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