A group of protestors went to the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja to register their displeasure over the skyrocketing incidents of rape, sexual violence, and assault against women in Nigeria.
They demanded justice for these victims and declared a state of emergency on gender-based violence.
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The group comprised of individuals from civil society groups such as TechHerNG, Girl Child Africa, Connected Development, EiE Nigeria, Stand To End Rape, SilverChipFox, Yiaga Africa, Dorothy Njemanze Foundation, and Education as a Vaccine.
The call for justice has increased following the rape and murder of two students, Vera Omozuwa in Benin, Edo State, and Barakat Bello in Ibadan, Oyo State.
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In a statement, the group indicated that it would present a memo to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Federal Executive Council on effective institutional response to sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria.
Additionally, they called for the domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act and Child Rights Act in every state in the country as they also called for the establishment of Sexual Assault Referral Centres in every state.
Part of their message reads;
“Criminalisation and prompt state-led prosecution of SGBV cases within, regardless of requests or interference by the victim’s family or interested parties; Implementation of functional Family Support Units and Force Gender Units at the state level that are well equipped to address SGBV cases.”
Source: ghgossip.com
