Edo state Coordinator of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Response Team ( SGBV-RT), Barrister Charity Ebosele, has said that out of the 150 cases of Rape and Sexual assaults recorded in the State, only 20 convictions had been achieved.
Ebosele who disclosed this at a one-day sensitisation programme organised by the Edo State National Orientation Agency, NOA,on ‘Curbing of the Increasing Wave of Rape and Gender-Based Violence’, called on men to stop all form of violence against women.
While noting that forcefully having canal knowledge of a woman is a grievous offence, however, said there were also cases of women sexually abusing men, but noted that this is not often reported.
She added that at the peak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Edo State Sexual Assault Referral Centre ( SARC), recorded high cases of rape and sexual violence, and appealed the public to report cases of rape and sexual violence to the Centre.
“There is no day in the country that rape and sexual violence cases are not reported. Some victims also do not report cases because of how the society will look at them, but I say that the shame is on the perpetrators, not the victims,” she noted.
Earlier In her opening speech, the Edo State Director, NOA, Mrs Grace Ewere, said, NOA in its quest to continuously inform the general public, and other relevant stakeholders, organized the event to discuss and meaningfully engage people on issues, that are germane to healthy living and economic growth in the country.”
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