Penalising rapists - The Nation Newspaper

adults who are quick to attribute it to the devil when apprehended. Teenagers in secondary and tertiary institutions are worse hit by teachers and lecturers who take advantage of them. This is the ugliest face of sexual abuse that the state has responsibility to curb immediately.

The Senate has taken the lead in calling for stringent penalties for the offence. Last week, Senator Rose Oko from Cross River State took the lead in calling attention to the steep rise in the cases and calling on the upper legislative house to take another look at the extant laws. All other senators who spoke on the matter, male and female, said it would amount to dereliction of duty if another look was not taken at the laws to deter the criminals.

Indeed, it is the duty of the state to protect all citizens from all manner of crimes, more so the minors and women who constitute the most vulnerable sectors of the society.

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