Mr Ishaya Bako, a film producer, on Tuesday called for a stop of violence against women and children in the country.
Bako urged in a statement issued in Abuja that women, especially commercial sex workers, should be treated with dignity rather than being abducted, molested and abused by law enforcement officials.
He said that violence against women had become quite casual and almost pedestrian in the society.
He added that he had put in place a film titled ``Silent tears’’ to uncover the truth behind the violation of women, especially commercial sex workers.
``The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and Amateur Heads of Productions would premiere the film which would screen on March 8, the International Women’s Day,’’ he said.
The film, according to him, intricately weaves the stories of different women from different backgrounds while exposing unique insights about the society.
He further added that the film was aimed to raise awareness of the pervasive mentality that fosters such negative actions towards women while inspiring behavioural change.
Bako added that the film, which screened at the 5th African International Film Festival in November 2015, won The Audience Choice Award.
``Silent Tears’’, Bako said, would be aired on major television channels across the country.
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