THUR, JUN 04 2020-theG&BJournal-Members of the Federal House of Representatives Thursday focused debate on the violence against women and girls in the country, expressing concern on the absence of strong national response to support victims and survivors of violence.
The House also mandated all Representative members to dress in black, at the next sitting, in solidarity against the death of Uwa Omozuwa who died tragically after being raped in a church, 17-year old Tina Ezekwe who was shot dead by offices of the Nigerian Police Force in Lagos last month and other victims of rape and fatal violence against women and girls in Nigeria.
In their resolution, the members of Representative who are reacting to the backlash of the killing of both Uwa and Tina, urged the Federal Government to launch a more effective campaign against rape and other violence against women and girls.
‘’The House is concerned that a better government policy and legislative framework is required to stem the rising violence against women as well as improve support for women development.’’
The House findings show that 28% of Nigerian women aged between 25-29 years have experienced some form of physical violence against them, many of which remain unreported, were not prosecuted or could have not secure conviction.
‘’Weak institutions, poor enforcement, poverty and unacceptable social practices contribute to the ugly increase in violence against Nigerian women and girls.’’
The House said it is disturbed that women and the girl child are daily exposed to these gender-based violence in Nigeria with negligible statistics of convictions compared to the prevalence of the dastardly acts.
The most common violence against women and girls are rape, sexual harassment, emotional and psychological violence and socio-economic violence.
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