To the victims: I am so sorry. I am sorry Nigeria failed you yet again. Your pain is seen. Your voices matter.
To Nigeria: * deep sigh* It is so difficult to identify as Nigerian right now, but we must do better.
To the men who participated in this, this is not “fun.” This is not “tradition.” This is violence. This is criminal, and this will have consequences not just legally, but socially and globally, for generations to come.
Why did nobody tell us about Sarah Rector? Well, thanks to the makers of “Sarah’s Oil” for re-telling a story that would have been wiped out of history if allowed.