Underwear or Under Arrest?
Women have long been victims of fashion policing. From families to society, everyone has enjoyed their sweet rights to judge women based on their clothing choices. But this time, the Nigerian government has taken it a step ahead. The governor has announced that women found roaming around without lingerie would be straightaway arrested! The controversy has gained quite some traction online with netizens sharing mixed reactions to the extreme step. Here’s the tea.
Anambra state in Nigeria is now under the directive of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo. The governor has allegedly passed an announcement stating plans to arrest women seen without br*s and p*anties in public. The controversial law has sparked online debate with users perceiving it as an attempt to uphold moral laws. But why has Soludo come up with such a bizarre announcement in the first place?
The law has been allegedly brought up in support of the Nigerian government’s initiative aimed at addressing the increasing crime rates in the state, particularly owing to the declining moral standards. The initiative has been launched by the governor to enhance social re-engineering and promote community policing. Soludo has also mentioned that his administration will make continued efforts to ensure protection of fundamental human rights and dignity. But since the law is only biased toward women with a specific focus on their undergarments as a solution to these issues, it has sparked outrage among social media users.
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Awka, Nigeria: Police in Anambra State have caused national uproar by announcing plans to arrest women seen in public without bras or panties, allegedly under the directive of Governor Charles Chukwuma… pic.twitter.com/6HeDqf88bB
— Xtian Dela™ (@xtiandela) February 17, 2025
Netizens have been reacting to this mandate with an overwhelming negativity. Many social media users are viewing this as an overreach and calling it out for potentially violating privacy rights. Many have even mentioned that such policies open doors for public abuse by security personnel in the name of law. Governor Soludo, however, has denied all these claims, mentioning that although the Nigerian government encourages decent dressing for its citizens, it “does not interfere with their personal clothing or undergarment choices.” He even emphasized that such matters are “private and protected by the Constitution.”
What are your opinions on this rule? Should such laws be mandated that do not allow women to go out in public with their br*s and p*nties?
