EVIDENCE that the Nigerian society is fighting a tough battle against a rising tide of sexual abuse and domestic violence continues to mount across the country. Sexual depravity – and violence on the homestead – has more than doubled, the report, authored by the state’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, states. Out of this, domestic violence totalled 1,750, a sharp contrast to child abuse cases (279), defilement (78), rape (44) and 154 similar other cases. Sexual abuse and domestic violence are everywhere – at home, in school, on the street, in the workplace and in the community. Indeed, the laws on rape and domestic violence should be tightened, ensuring that offenders have no loophole to exploit.

Source: Punch February 17, 2019 23:03 UTC