The Kano State Solicitor General, Mukthar Daneji, has disclosed that due to the rapid rise in rape cases, the state has finally put a 14-year jail term without option of fine as minimum punishment for rape culprits.
The Solicitor General, speaking during Justice for All Conference in the State, Wednesday, said the punishment for rape which was originally one or two years or fine, had been changed with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
He further explained that many parents now come forward to report their children being raped. He attributed it to the awareness campaign put forward by the state.
Also, he said so far, they have disposed hundreds of cases and many people have been convicted after found guilty.
In the same vein, the Country Director of the Justice for All (J4A), Bob Arnot, said his organisation was working hand in hand with the police and the judiciary to increase safety, security and justice reform with regard to sexual gender violations.
The Country Director, worried that J4A has recorded minimal successes in terms of getting justice for the over 1000 cases it had come across, noting that the J4A was assisting NGOs and CSOs to establish referral centers for victims of HIV and other sexual abuse problems.
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