The governor spoke in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Friday evening, while signing the compulsory treatment and care for child victims of sexual violence bill 2020 into law. Speaking after assenting to the bill, Fayemi said: “The Ministry of Justice is further directed to reaffirm state policy of opposing bail and rejecting plea bargain proposals from perpetrators of rape and child defilement. “We will strengthen the Gender-Based Violence Management Committee to continue to provide rapid and comprehensive responses to all forms of violence against women and children. ” A statewide sexual violence prevalence study will be commissioned in the general population to enable us have reliable data on the nature of the problem. Over the past few days, our country has witnessed acts of extreme violence perpetrated against women and children.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 06, 2020 15:11 UTC