Director-General, National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Mrs Mary Ekpere-Eta, has raised the alarm over the increasing cases of sexual assault and rape of women across the country, calling for prompt action from the stakeholders to save the womanhood from further disgrace. A timely report of rape is critical to successfully prosecuting those who take pleasure in sexually assaulting women. ALSO READ: Ag Appeal Court president calls for regular training of judges“On a long term basis, I hope that the police will use part of the Police Trust Fund to equip the police to scientifically prove rape cases and also to train special units across police state commands to professionally handle rape cases. Having a dedicated unit for sexual crime will greatly reduce complaints of victim shaming,” she further emphasised. The new consensus among experts is that rape is caused only by the presence or rapists and no other reasons.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 06, 2020 16:41 UTC