Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , has called on the Ministry of Women Affairs and all security agencies to expedite action and ensure justice is done on all rap
e cases in the country.The message came a few days after a first-year student of the University of Benin, Uwa Omozuwa, was raped and killed in Edo State.
Mrs Buhari said it was devastating to hear about the gruesome murder and rape of ladies by men who are supposed to be their fathers and brothers.She wrote, “It is devastating to hear about the gruesome death of our daughters who were mercilessly raped by men, who in some cases are their fathers, brothers, and protectors of their chastity.
“Last year, I started working with governors’ wives of the 36 states to end gender-based violence in Nigeria. I launched a campaign with the governors’ wives and other stakeholders and issued a statement nation-wide in response to increasing and frequent reports of GBV with the slogan – Leave our daughters alone!
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