Nollywood Diva Stephanie Linus Uses "DRY" for #JusticeForOchanya Campaign
Nollywood Diva Stephanie Linus is using her multiple award winning 2014 film "DRY" for the #JusticeForOchanya campaign and for the 2025 annual 16 Days of Activism To End Violence Against Women and Girls.
"DRY" is now free to watch on YouTube on her Next Page TV Channel.
https://youtu.be/yctwblYQl4g?si=YyA2UZgaC18Vi2w
#JusticeForOchanya campaign resonates with the purpose of "DRY"and the Call To Action theme of the 2025 16 days of activism UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls from November 25 to December 10.
That's why I have put "DRY" on YouTube for all to watch it and join the campaign so that the horrifying rape that caused the death of Elizabeth Ochanya Ogbanje will not happen again."
The theme of "DRY,' focused on Vesicovaginal Fistula condition and underaged marriage among young women, narrating the traumatic ordeal of a thirteen-year-old girl named Halima.
Ochanya died from the complications of Vesicovaginal Fistula.
The public demand for #JusticeForOchanya has recently intensified, leading to a significant new development: the reopening of the case by the Benue State High Court in late October 2025. This follows the controversial 2022 acquittal of one of the main suspects, Andrew Ogbuja.
Elizabeth Ochanya Ogbanje died in October 2018 at the age of 13 due to complications, including vesicovaginal fistula (VVF), resulting from years of alleged serial sexual abuse. She had been living with her aunt and uncle in Benue State. Before her death, she provided a video testimony identifying her alleged abusers as her uncle, Andrew Ogbuja, and his son, Victor Ogbuja.
Mrs. Stephanie Linus is the First Black Recipient of Lennox K. Black Prize for Excellence for her outstanding achievements to empower and heal women. Inspired by a true story, her film “Dry” sheds light on Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF), a devastating childbirth injury impacting girls and women in northern regions of Nigeria. Through her foundation, Extended Hands, Stephanie provides medical care to women suffering from VVF and advocates for change. Her dedication has been recognised with prestigious awards like the Miriam Makeba Award for Excellence in 2017 and the Beyond the Tears Humanitarian Award for her work against rape and VVF.
