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Niger State House of Assembly By Wole Mosadomi – Minna Niger State House of Assembly has advocated death penalty for rapists and other sexual offenders especially where the person raped dies. At Plenary, Honourable Binta Mamman Representing Gurara Constituency raised a motion on the matter pointing out that rape has assumed an alarming dimension across the country especially in the past few months which she said should be tackled with renewed vigour by government and other relevant bodies. She recalled the case of late Uwa, a university student that was raped and killed in a Church in Edo state and another case in Niger state where two girls were continually raped by their father for 10 years with a threat to kill them in case they resisted. She also mentioned the recent case of the 85-year-old woman who was raped inside her room by a teenager in Niger state adding that there other cases in question. She described rape as unacceptable pointing out that the menace is underreported because of the failure of victims not reporting the cases to avoid being stigmatised. “That is why measures must be taken to stop it by setting up courts to trail rape and other sexual assault cases. I urge you, my colleagues to help address this challenge,” Mamman stated. ALSO READ: Niger State spends N795m to fight coronavirus, legislators kick Most members spoke vehemently against rape and supported the motion and therefore called for stiffer penalties for offenders. Another member, Ahmed Bello representing Gurara constituency called on the state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello to act swiftly on the matter and support the relevant bodies towards getting rid of the menace in the state. He moved for the invitation of the state Commissioner of Police, Commissioner of Justice  to address members in order to jointly fight the issue. Reading the resolution of the House, the Speaker, Barrister Abdullahi Bawa Wuse directed the Assembly Committee on Justice to liaise with Ministries of Women Affairs, Justice and other stakeholders to look into relevant laws, set up a Committee to liaise with relevant sections of the law dealing with rape and other sexual cases. The Speaker called on the state Chief Justice to designate some Courts to try rape cases to ensure speedy trial of offenders. Vanguard News Nigeria. Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Related Preventing another Uwa and Barakat’s tragedy June 11, 2020 Shattered dreams of young female Nigerians: Gang-raped, murdered June 6, 2020 Senate seeks stiffer punishment for rape offenders June 2, 2020 All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from VANGUARD NEWS. Download Vanguard News App.   Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027   READ our Privacy-policy and cookie policy. READ ALSO: Sometimes, I want her to reduce taking this type of picture -Anita Joseph Vanguard PROMOTED Obaseki to Oshiomhole: You're afraid of educated people because you didn't go to school We will obey Obaseki's COVID-19 gazette in conducting primary ― APC Arthritis or Joint Pain? Doctor Says Do This First Thing Each… Motion free A genius from Nigeria found a way to get rid of parasites forever! Read! Detox A genius from Nigeria found a way to eliminate bad breath forever! Read! Detox Buhari saddens as APC Chairman dies in South Africa BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL POLL: Only Siasia can defeat ex-Gov Dickson - BWPF RASHEED SOBOWALE View all posts by Rasheed Sobowale → PREVIOUS POST APC Crisis: NWC member dissociates self from court order asking him to take over as Secretary Disclaimer Comments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof.

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