The Lagos State Government is prosecuting 50 suspected rapists, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Risqat Akiyode, has said.
She said no fewer than 137 children faced different forms of abuses, including rape, in the past one year.
Mrs. Akiyode lamented increasing cases of child abuse, saying there were 137 reported cases at government disposal in the past year.
Of the 50, Akiyode said 25 men were currently being prosecuted over violence on children while another 25 men were currently in government’s custody, awaiting prosecution over abuse on children.
According to her, 73 children abused by men had been reconciled with their parents, adding that government was ready to prosecute offenders under the child rights law.
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