Let’s Address the Genesis, Not the Symptoms: Why Raising Accountable Boys Is the Real Protection for the Girl Child By Comr. Abdulkareem Yusuf O. +2349033726329 Every few months, Nigeria wakes up to another heartbreaking video of young girls assaulted, humiliated, or violated. The outrage is immediate. Hashtags trend. Celebrities speak. Petitions circulate. But within weeks, the noise fades, until the next case. We are treating the symptoms and not the disease. The disease is not just "bad men." It is how we raise boys, especially in homes where entitlement is nurtured, accountability is absent, and toxic masculinity is rewarded. The Genesis It Starts in the Cradle Let’s be honest Most perpetrators of violence against girls were once little boys who were never corrected. A 5-year-old boy slaps a girl and is told, "He’s just playing. A 10-year-old grabs a classmate and hears, "Boys will be boys. A teen...