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Woman March 1: See No Evil, Speak No evil

                                            People sometime argue that the problem of domestic violence stems from the importance we place on marriage.   But it's much deeper and insidious than that.  I remember going to a bank when I was still single in Abuja. I stood by the entrance and wasted a bit of time because I was trying to figure out what to do with my glass case. The man at the entrance was so rude to me. He called me funny names and said something about aimless unmarried girls filling their bags with useless things. Fast forward to 6 months later. I was wearing an engagement ring by then and went to the  same bank and the same scenario occurred since I have this unnecessary addiction for oversized hand bags (when I am leaving my house everything seems important) and I am a bit clumsy unfortunately or fortunately  (depen...