Lockdown raised rape cases, says Fed Govt
THE Federal Government has said it would take drastic steps to curb rape in the country.
The minister said her Ministry presented the worsening situation, which she described as a pandemic, before the FEC, adding that the Council approved the action plan put together to fight the menace. “There has been an outcry against rape epidemic because of the lockdown. I know we have always had rape in this country but with the lockdown of people in homes because of COVID-19, women and children are locked down with their abusers.
“We are calling for legal intervention. From details that we have, there are hundreds of cases that are within our courts that have not been addressed and out of each one case, be sure that there are 10 that have not been reported.“Because of this, we call for media campaign and aggressive public enlightenment. We want people to rise and speak up against abuse of minors and rape cases.
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