The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has assured that the National Assembly will strengthen the nation’s extant laws as they relate to rape.
This, he noted, was with a view to protecting children from sexual and other forms of abuse.
This comes as he called for a change of attitude from Nigerians as it relates to stigmatisation of rape victims.
Sen. Omo-Agege stated this in Abuja at the weekend at the official launch of the Campaign Against Rape, organised by the West African Freelance Journalists Association.
The Deputy President of the Senate frowned at situations where stigmatisation is targeted at rape victims instead of the culprits.
Represented by his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Electronic and New Media, Lara Owoeye-Wise, Omo-Agege said: “I am of the opinion that we should go back to our legal instruments that protect the child from sexual as well as other forms of abuse. This is with a…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
