In an interview, the newly crowned damsel and graduate of law from
Abia State University disclosed that her decision to work with rape
victims stemmed from her experience last year after her close friend
fell victim.
“It
was a very touching experience for me. My very good friend was raped
last year and you can only imagine the trauma she went through. That
made me realise how close it could get, how vulnerable we all are. It
could happen to anybody including me; rape is the trending evil right
now. I was there by her side all through and I watched her pass through
it all. I am happy she is okay now and has gotten over the traumatic
experience."
“It’s going to be a total campaign against sexual
violence in Nigeria and right now, we are at the drawing board. We are
looking at talking to victims and creating awareness about sexual
violence. We will be talking to parents, their kids and all
stakeholders. Because of the stigma attached to rape, we are also
working on an emergency help line, which will provide counseling for
victims. We’ll be talking about rape and how to avoid it,” she said.
On her saddest moment:
According
to Akudo, her saddest moment since she became queen was losing her
close friend who died a few weeks after she was crowned. “I lost a
friend of mine a while ago. He was my campus pastor. His name was
Emmanuel Akibi. It affected me a great deal because we were very close.
We were friends throughout my days at Abia State University (ABSU). His
death was a big shock for me,” she lamented.
Her love life:
Beauty
queens are not expected to talk about their love lives on the pages of
newspapers. However, Akudo painted a picture of her ideal man. “I have
not lost any of my friends because of my new crown, but I want to keep
issues about my love life private. I love a guy that’s passionate about
serving God. Any guy that doesn’t really love God can’t love a lady. I
am impressed about guys who are God fearing. I am not a fan of very fair
guys. I’m down with chocolate skinned guys,” she concludes with a soft
laugh.
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