Over the years, there had been issues of perpetrators of abuse getting away because the rules are not enforced. Few out of cases of abuse get to trial stage and fewer get conviction. This is attributed largely to the way law enforcement officers handle cases of abuses.
The incontrovertible fact is that without law enforcement agencies, no law can be implemented. But it is unfortunate that most law enforcement officers are still ignorant of what makes abuse and what the law says about such situations based on preconceived norms and cultural orientation.
One may need to ask what the role of the police is in prosecution of assault and abuses. This is because many of them are yet to understand…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
