Nollywood actress warns that women are no longer safe amid sexual harassment in Lagos

By Enitan Abdultawab

Nollywood actress Shine Rosman said she is concerned about what she calls a rising incidence of sexual harassment targeting women in Nigeria, especially in densely populated public areas.

The Nigerian‑Canadian actress, speaking in a recent unpublished interview with Tolu Afilaka, lamented that sexual harassment incidents occur openly without repercussions for perpetrators, noting that the behavior has become increasingly normalized in society.

Rosman specifically cited incidents in Yaba, Lagos, stating that women are often touched inappropriately in public without intervention from police or bystanders.

“Do you know how bad sexual harassment is in Lagos? Go to Yaba as a woman and you will be touched inappropriately,” she said.

“Everyone who hears this knows it is true, yet nothing has been done so far,” she added.

The actress argued that sexual harassment is still treated too casually in Nigeria, despite its potential to develop into more severe forms of abuse.

“In 2026, in a country like Nigeria, sexual harassment remains one of the most passive offenses,” she said.

“If a man can harass you casually during the day, what might he do behind closed doors when no one is watching?” she asked.

She questioned why harassment continues to attract little attention despite the risks it poses to women’s safety.

“You walk in Yaba and people touch you inappropriately, and nothing happens,” she added.

The actress recounted a recent TikTok video she saw that showed a young woman allegedly fighting back after being harassed in Yaba.

“I saw a girl on TikTok a few days ago. She was in Yaba, and when a man approached her and tried to touch her inappropriately, she struck him with a cord. That is how it should be,” Rosman said.

She also expressed concern about the authorities’ failure to address the problem adequately, suggesting that many women view self‑defence as their only protection.