Booties of War: Minority Subjugation in Ahmed Yerima’s Jakadiya

Ruth Etuwe Epochi-Olise

Abstract


Minority groups, comprising of girls and women, are victims of discrimination, subordination and sexual enslavement because of their status as spoils of war. As victims, they are Slaves Hijacked to Entertain Men (SHE-menism; Umukoro, 2022); so, they are commoditized as sex objects meant for the selfish sexual pleasures of men. Beyond being toys of sexual entertainment, they serve as concubines and baby factories as well as instructors to younger slaves. Yerima’s Jakadiya shall be used critically to address the issues of forced migrations and the concept of SHE-menism as they affect both the young and old. Using the theoretical framework of intersectionality, this study will examine how the socio-cultural constructed categories of age, ethnicity, gender, and class interact to legitimize sexual victimization and perpetrate systematic social inequality. The study will focus critical gaze upon the various liberatory and emancipatory strategies adopted by female victims to recover their humanity and dignity.

 


Keywords


Ageism; SHE-menism; Intersectionality; Migration; Inequality; Jakadiya; Patriarchy; Minority; Dehumanization

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