Rapes, sexual assaults are blemishes on our collective humanity - Osinbajo

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has described every sort of sexual assault as a blemish on humanity and the dignity of Nigerians.

The Vice President, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, said “we will work with all actors to detect and punish the perpetrators of these sickening acts and work even harder to prevent their occurrence” “Gender-based violence, rape and sexual assaults are a blemish on our collective humanity and dignity as a people and a Nation,” he added.

“Also, a few days ago the Inspector-General of Police disclosed that the police had recorded about 717 rape incidents across the country between January and May 2020. According to the VP, there is also the case of Barakat Bello, an 18-year old female student of Federal College of Animal Health and Production in Ibadan on June 1, 2020, among others, saying these assaults “should never have happened and must not be allowed to continue.”

“Similarly, the President, in his June 12 address to Nigerians, reiterated government’s determination to fight gender-based violence through the instrumentality of the law and awareness creation,’’ he said.

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