Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
Wife of the Kwara State Governor, Mrs. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has reiterated her determination to work with relevant agencies to rid the society of rape and sexual violence.
Mrs. AbdulRazaq, who is also the Founder of Ajike People’s Support Center, said her office and the center were engaging relevant stakeholders through sensitisation and advocacies to rid the state of the menace.
She disclosed this strong disposition while speaking at a sensitisation walk against rape and sexual violence in Ilorin, the state capital, on Wednesday.
The walk was part of the activities planned for the commemoration of 2020 International Day for Elimination of All Forms of Rape and Sexual Violence which is held annually, on June 19.
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According to her, victims of rape were human beings stressing that rape was evil and that its perpetrators must not go unpunished.
Her words, “Let us support community efforts to stop the barbaric and criminal activities of rapists.”
The walk and sensitisation exercise was in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA).
In his address, the state’s Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Olusegun Adeyemi, said the rising cases of sex and gender-based violence in the nation had become worrisome adding that the agency was committed to sensitising the public on the social ills of rape and sexual violence.
According to Adeyemi, “We will be sensitising the citizens with this walk. It is saddening that as reported by the Nigerian Police, that between January and now, there has been not less than 717 rape cases in our nation and these are the ones that get reported to the police.
“We want to call on all stakeholders, our women, our children, our fathers to scale up our enlightenment, scale up our sexual education, scale up our sensitisation at our homes, our offices, and our markets,” he said.
