Rape: Who could be trusted?

The rape and subsequent murder of two female university students in 2020, one in Benin inside the church, and the other in Ogun at her father’s house, has generated tension and condemnation from Nigerians. The Inspector General of Police directed an investigation into these matters. Given the current happenings and the rate at which such […]

The rape and subsequent murder of two female university students in 2020, one in Benin inside the church, and the other in Ogun at her father’s house, has generated tension and condemnation from Nigerians.

The Inspector General of Police directed an investigation into these matters.

Given the current happenings and the rate at which such cases are being reported almost daily in our society and the lack of provision of a coherent and vibrant system that will deal ruthlessly with perpetrators to serve as a deterrent to others has aided its escalation.  It seems this criminality has come to stay with us.

The unprecedented rate of sexual molestation among males and females of low and high profiles, always targeting vulnerable children, is alarming. Unfortunately, the situation in Nigeria has been more problematic because numerous cases of incest have been reported recently.

Recently, a Kaduna State High Court sitting at Dogorawa Sabon Gari, Zaria, has sentenced one Usman Shehu Bashir of Dogarawa area to death by hanging for raping two-year-old and nine-month-old girls to death.

The present reality is that children, most especially girls, are no longer safe around male folks no matter the relationship. The earlier we know this, the better.

It is time for parents/guardians to be more vigilant and watchful over their wards.

Adamu Anas Abdullahi, Department of Mass Communication, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi