PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RAPE AMONG MINORS IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ENUGU STATE IN THE LIGHT OF 2 SAMUEL 13:11-22

ABSTRACT

Psychological effects of rape among minors in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State in the light of 2 Samuel 13:1-22 is an expositional attempt to analyze the event of incestuous act between Amnon the elder son of King David and Tamar David’s daughter in the house of King David and to see how its moral lesson could be used to address the social vice of Rape in study context. Summarily, the work focuses on the exegetical analysis of 2 Samuel 13:1-22 with a view of using its hermeneutical applications to suggest how to curtail rape and its attendant psychological effects. The researcher used the available Biblical materials in the library, journals, interviews, observations and internet materials to source his data. The event in 2 Samuel 13:1-22 is an exposition that discloses rape among two children of King David. This endemic crime was aided by parental gap and irresponsibility and bad companies. Unfortunately, this crime is a sin against God and the perpetrators were rejected, dejected and their right forfeited in the society. This crime also brought about the decline of the reign of David. Today, it is observed that some parents are not totally committed to the moral upbringing of their children and as a result they rely on their peer-group who in most cases will mislead them, consequently, there is an increase in the number of rapes. The researcher discovered that rape carry such psychological effect like; maternal mortality, unwanted pregnancy, trauma, bleeding, mental problems, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDS) among others. The study request that all stake-holders should respond with genuine effort in order to save our youths from falling victims of this crime. Suffice this to say that parents, government and government agencies and private institutions should help to checkmate our youths against this crime and to possibly offer help to victims. Perhaps if the parents bring up their children morally and close all gaps where bad companies will come in and the government provides stringent punishment for rape plus rehabilitation centers for victims, rape and victims will be better off in Nigeria.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page—————————————————————————————– i

Requirement page——————————————————————————– ii

Approval page———————————————————————————— iii

Certification————————————————————————————– iv

Declaration————————————————————————————— v

Dedication—————————————————————————————- vi

Acknowledgements—————————————————————————— vii

Abstract—————————————————————————————— viii

Table of Content——————————————————————————— ix

Chapter one: Introduction

1. Background of the Study——————————————————————– 1
2. Statement of Problem———————————————————————— 3
3. Aims of the Study—————————————————————————- 4
4. Significance of the Study——————————————————————– 4
5. Scope of the Study————————————————————————— 5
6. Research Methodology———————————————————————– 5
7. Definition of Terms————————————————————————– 6

Chapter Two: Literature Review

2.1 General Concept of Rape——————————————————————– 8

2.2   Types of Rape——————————————————————————- 13

2.3 Rape in the Bible—————————————————————————– 21

2.3.1 Analyzing rape in the Bible————————————————————- 22

2.4 Causes of Rape——————————————————————————- 24

2.5 The Book of 2 Samuel———————————————————————– 29

2.6 Psychological Effects of Rape————————————————————- 32

2.7 Minors in General—————————————————————————- 35

2.8 Summary of Literature Review———————————————————– 36

Chapter Three: A Study of 2 Samuel 13:1-22.

3.1 Delimitation of 2 Samuel 13:1-22————————————————- 41

3.2 Contextual Background of 2 Samuel 13:1-22—————————————- 43

3.3 The Structure of 2 Samuel 13:1-22————————————————- 44

3.4 History and the Authorship of the Text———————————————- 46

3.5 Narrative Techniques in the Study Text——————————————- 48

3.6 Close Reading of the Text (2 Samuel 13: 1-22)————————————- 50

Chapter Four: Study Text and Rape Cases in Nsukka Local Government Are

4.1. Rape Cases in Nsukka Local Government Area——————————– 64

Chapter Five: The Lesson of 2 Samuel 13:1-22 to Nsukka People

5.1. Lust as a Motivator of Sex—————————————————————— 75

5.2. Jonadab is Indeed a Wise Man———————————————– 76

5.3. The Influence of Peer-group on Minors————————————- 77

5.4. Lack of Parental Care as a Factor for Child’s Delinquency—————— 79

5.5. Rape is a Sin against God——————————————————————- 80

5.6. Rape victims suffer Psychological Depression——————————— 81

5.7. Rape act is always carried out in a Secret place——————————- 82

Chapter Six: Summary and Conclusion

6.1. Evaluation———————————————————————————– 84

6.2. Limitations of the Study——————————————————————– 85

6.3. Suggestion for further Study———————————————————– 85

6.4. Contribution to Knowledge————————————————- 85

6.5. Recommendations————————————————————————— 85

6.6. Conclusion———————————————————————————– 87

References ————————————————————————————— 89

List of Figures ———————————————————————————– 94

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

            A quick review of our present dispensation reveals a lot of immorality and degeneration all over the world, especially in Nigeria. There is an apparent decline of morality in Nigerian society especially among the youths. This has undoubtedly, made an in-road into various segments of human enterprise. Many people have expressed serious concerns over the high level of immoral acts that are enveloping Nigerian society. Admittedly, immoral forms of behaviour like rape, fornication, adultery, homosexuality (gay and lesbianism), unwanted pregnancy, and so on have attracted attentions of many researches. However, this work investigates the psychological effects of rape, borrowing insights from 2 Samuel 13:1-22.

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY            The demand for a king by the Israelites at Ramah in order to be like other nations at a time that they were consistently being tormented by their neighbouring nations led to the appointment of Saul, the son of Kish as the first King of Israel. It is on records that shortly after his appointment, Saul recorded success when he defeated the Amnonites in a war but this success did not last for a long time because of the antipathy between him and Samuel, the priest, especially when he sacrificed at Gilgal before their war against the Philistines. Notably, his relationship with Samuel degenerated when he spared the life of King Agag and other valued animals in a war fashioned by Yahweh as a holy war. A holy war is a war directed by God against the enemies of His chosen nation which demands that the life of such people and the animals should not be spared, that is, total extermination.