By Kingsley Omonobi
The Police High Command disclosed on Wednesday that over 150 convictions have been secured for offenders charged with Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) especially rape cases involving children across the country.
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu who made this known a the High Level Multi-Agency Team meeting of stakeholders in the implementation of the Violence Against Persons Act, 2015 held in Abuja, also disclosed that over 2,000 cases are currently undergoing prosecution in court.
Adamu who was represented by AIG Garba Baba, the AIG in charge INTERPOL Nigerian Bureau said, “As part of the converted efforts of the Nigerian Police force that are geared towards ensuring the enforcement and implementation of the Act and other relevant legal instruments addressing SGBV in Nigeria, the Force Gender Office has been directed to regularly coordinate and collate SGBV data across all police commands…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
