January to May 2020 Rape case in Nigeria
Do you know that between January and May 2020, the Nigerian Police has recorded 717 rape cases across the country,799 suspects arrested, 631 of which have been conclusively investigated and charged to court, 52 still under investigation...
Do you also know that
*Victim Blaming has stopped so many people from reporting their abuse cases?
* Mishandling of rape cases too has led to increase in the crime as well as making victims cold towards seeking legal recourse?
*The Nigerian anti rape law also has its shortcomings, as victims are made to produce proofs that consent wasn't given?
*The senate passed a bill in 2015 which prescribed life imprisonment for rapist and anyone who has any form of sexual relationship with a child under the age of 11?
Yet this has not deterred the criminals because instead of the prescribed punishment, these guys are often pardoned and ask to offer community service.
* The effects of rape on a victim is such that affects him/her socially, psychologically, emotionally and health wise?
We must stand up and kick against this rape culture, we must fight it with all that we are and have because it is eating deep into the fabrics of our society, and these children and youths are the future of our dear country.
The Girl child must be emancipated.
The Girl child is a Queen and not a sex object.
#SayNoToRape
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