MERCY AIGBE, TONTO DIKEH REACT EXTENSIVELY TO MONALISA’S STANDPOINT ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Days after Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda, recently said in an interview that women are usually the cause of domestic violence, her colleagues, Tonto Dikeh and Mercy Aigbe have reacted negatively to this standpoint. For Mercy and Tonto, domestic violence does not only affect the woman but the children that are been raised in such an unhealthy environment. According to Mercy Aigbe and Tonto Dikeh, a child/children raised in an environment of violence ends up being emotionally, physically and psychologically damaged. Adding that such a child/children grow up to be violent too. Sharing a picture of a man verbally abusing his wife on her IG page, Mercy wrote, “Can we take a minute to think of the effect this barbaric act has on the kids? A Child should not grow up in such unhealthy environment! Children who are exposed to domestic violence experience emotional, mental, damage that can affect their developmental growth…… They go through depression, anxiety and severe emotional and physiological trauma! Our Duty as parents is to make our children feel safe and loved and not to cause them untold pain that can damage their lives!” However, Tonto Dikeh has also shared her view on Mercy’s post, “The Worse kind of pain for a child isn’t a broken home,is raising up a child in a violent environment.. 99% chances are that a child who witnesses his parent take violence will become violent because that the only type of Life they Know!!! There’s is nothing normal about a Man beating a Woman OR vice versa.. SAY NO TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.. #WOMEN YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU DESERVE BETTER.” Recalled that Tonto Dikeh lost her marriage to alleged domestic violence claims which have left her to be a single mum and Mercy Aigbe has been separated from her husband Larry Gentry also because of domestic violence.