of cases in court. The Director General of the agency, Dr Julie Okah-Donli said the agency had reported 58 cases of sexual abuse and rescued 54 victims while 29 suspects were facing charges in court. She spoke during a webinar organised by The Probono National Clearinghouse with the theme, “Access to Justice: Rights, Legal Safeguards and Reparation for Survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Nigeria.
The NAPTIP boss added that slow trial and lack of interest on the part of the law enforcement agencies had in most cases led to frustration with victims withdrawing their complaints. Okah-Donli said, “There are so many shortcomings because of stigmatisation; people blame the survivors instead of the offenders. We need speedy trial; we want a situation where victims give testimony immediately and are freed of having to come to give repeated testimonies.
At the event, the Desk Officer for the FCT Response Team, Mrs. Jacinta Ike, said 105 cases bordering on rape, defilement and domestic violence were reported between March 23 and May 29 during the coronavirus lockdown. She lamented that only one conviction had been secured since 2017 due to slow trial and frustration of the prosecution. “Most times police prosecutors don’t g o to crime scenes, they demand money from victims’ families to go to scenes.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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