The governors also plan to domesticate the relevant laws tackling sexual violence.
The Nigerian Governors Forum has declared a state of emergency on the increasing rate of sexual and gender-based violence in the country.
In the latest release, Mr Fayemi urged other state governors who are yet to validate the Violence Against Persons Act and other relevant gender-based protection laws to create a register in each state ”that would ensure it names and shames sex offenders”.“Governors strongly condemned all forms of violence against women and children and committed to ensuring that offenders face the maximum weight of the law; declared a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence.
“We will invite the commissioners of police to provide a detailed report on the actions taken to strengthen their response to sexual and gender-based violence through the Family Support Units and Force Gender Units at the State and Local Government levels. This newspaper reported the case of Barakat Bello who was raped and killed by hoodlums in Ibadan. Also, Vera Omozuwa, a 100-level student of microbiology at the University of Benin died days after she was beaten and raped inside a church by yet to be identified men.
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