About 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience some form of physical violence from an intimate partner. That statistic is global. But in Nigeria, the numbers cut deeper and the silence cuts deeper still. The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey found that 19% of Nigerian women aged 15–49 have experienced physical violence since age 15. What you don't know is: in the South, that figure jumps to 32%. In some regional studies, the prevalence of intimate partner violence in Nigeria's Southeast has been recorded as high as 78.8%.   Those aren't just numbers. They are mothers, daughters, brothers, sons. People who wake up every morning and perform normally while their homes are war zones. And the most dangerous part is, you don't see it coming. The Setup: When Devotion Becomes a Cage In Nigeria, the structure of abuse is built on something older than any individual relationship. It is built on patriarchy, a system so deeply embedded that many women don't recognize the...