Retired footballer, John Fashanu, has called for collective action against rape, domestic violence and child abuse, especially against women and the girl child in the country.
He made the suggestion following the recent increase in the spate of rape and sexual violence in Nigeria.
Fashanu said in Abuja on Monday that rape was “one of the worst crimes against humanity in the world, where the victim is the only one punished by the society because of the stigma and shame attached.” He said, “The upsurge of violence against women, especially by men, in Nigeria over the years, is assuming a worrisome dimension with grave consequences on the victims and the society at large. Men as fathers, brothers, sons and husbands are supposed to be playing the vital role of public advocates in strongly condemning all forms of violence against women and the girl child.
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