Police in Kwara prosecute 20 alleged rape cases in 6 months

Date: 2020-09-14

The Police Command in Kwara says it has prosecuted 20 alleged rape suspects within the last six months.

Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, Police Public Relations Officer of the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the alleged rape cases happened between February and August.

SP Okasanmi, who spoke on the sideline of a round-table meeting organised by the International Women Communication Centre (IWCC) to discuss gender issues and accountability, said that the command was not handling cases of rape with levity.

The police spokesman, who presented a paper on the role of security agencies in the prevention of Gender Based Violence (SBV), told NAN that the command was rated high in the country handling of sexual offences.

"I can tell you that Kwara is rated high in the country in the issue of fighting rape and other gender based violence.

"In the recent time, we have charged more than 20 people to court over this issue of rape.

"Before, people tend to compound the issue of rape based on the fact that we are family; he is my cousin; we are from the same community. "So, we encourage ladies who have suffered indecent assault to report it

"Ordinary touching of a lady on an improper part of the body, should be reported because from there, it can graduate to any other thing.

"So we are not taking it lightly and the Commissioner of Police is strongly against such occurrences," he said.

Okasanmi said victims of gender based violence have to know that it was a criminal offence, hence the need to report to the police appropriately.

He added that the era of marital maltreatment was over as any husband found beating his wife or children would not be spared.

According to him, a unit has been created at every state police command to handle the case of gender based violence.

"Initially in those days, you see people beating their wives and children mercilessly and at the end of the day, they tell you she is my wife and I paid her dowry.

"But now, people are aware of the crime and the police being the law enforcers know it is a crime whether it's your wife or husband," Okasanmi said.

He asserted that with the current rate of help from gender based organisations, the issues of violence against women and children would soon become a thing of the past.

(NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Wahab Agbaje     Iyaloja-General     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Fareedah Dankaka     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Tosin Saraki     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Amuda Musbau     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Alfa Belgore     Kayode Yusuf     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Maigidasanma     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Azeez Salawu     Kwarareports.com     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Abdulquawiy Olododo     John Dara     Saliu Oluwole     Funmi Salau     A.E. Afolabi     Sun Qing Rong     Oke Sunna     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Saad Omo\'ya     Kwara State Sports Commission     Ajibike Katibi     Tsado Manman     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Rebecca Bake     Marufat Oladosu     Baba Issa Awoye     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Oyawoye     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Facemasks     Kehinde Baale     David Oyedepo     Otoge     Yaman     Omoniyi     Issa Oloruntogun     Osinbajo     HICA     Busari Alabi Alausa     Isin     Rotimi Oyedepo     Amos Sayo     Mustapha Olanipekun     Ogbondoroko     Olaosebikan     Ilorin General Hospital     Amos Justus Sayo     Shehu Salau     IDPU     Issa Baba     Magaji Erubu     Maryam Ado Bayero     Abdulkadir Orire     NNPP     Towoju     Bello John Olanrewaju     Osuwa     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     United Nigeria Congress Party     Yakubu Dogara     CCT     Valsolar     Bio Ibrahim     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Sunday Otokiti    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bond     Yakub Lai Gobir     ITEM 7     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     CCB     Twitter     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Oke-Ogun     Galadima     Chief Of Staff     Jide Oyinloye     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Offa Grammer School     Ilorin Airport     3MTT     Shero     2017 Budget     Femtech     Isiaka Yusuf     Yomi Ogunsola     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Hakeem Lawal     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Ilorin Amusement Park     Deji Ajani     Sodiya     KWIRS     General Hospital, Ilorin     Vasolar     Jelili Yusuf     Galadiman Ngeri     Toyin Falola     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     UNIFEMGA     Gbenga Awoyale     Bursary     Jani Ibrahim     Oja-Oba     Jawondo     Bilikisu Gambari     Bareke     Tunde Saad     Saduki Lafiagi     KWASEIC     Folorunsho Erubu     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Kwara Hotel     Dan Masanin     Innocent Okoye     Haleeman Salman     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Ahman Pategi     Micheal Imoudu     Durosinlohun Atiku     Peculiar Allowance     Marufat Oladosu     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     20 Billion Bond     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Olateju Lukman     Ishola Abdullahi     Eghe Igbinehi     Babatunde Idiagbon     JUSUN     Sabi     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Taiwo Joseph     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Just Event Online     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Sadiq Buhari