Author and social media commentator behind Dear Naija Girl, Cynthia Osajibenedict, also known as Cynthia Tasha Osajibenedict, has sparked a wave of emotional reactions online after announcing a deeply personal series recounting her experience of alleged childhood abuse while living under the care of a guardian.
In the opening post of her “Abusive Parenting Series,” she revealed that she was raised by an Igbo woman who served as her guardian, alleging that the abuse she endured as a child nearly claimed her life.
“I was a child,” she wrote. “A child who deserved safety. A child who deserved protection. A child who should never have had to learn how to survive an adult.”
The writer explained that she had struggled for years to tell her story, describing it as one of many experiences often dismissed as “strict African parenting” rather than recognised as abuse.
She argued that many forms of
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