Ekiti to Conduct Psychiatric Test on Rapists, Publish Photos on Website

In a bid to tackle child defilement and rapists in Ekiti State,
the government has resolved to put stringent measures that would
serve as check on sexual violence.

The government would henceforth conduct compulsory psychiatric
test and publish the names and photographs of offenders on the
website of the Ministry of Justice.

The names of such offenders, according to the government, would
also be announced on the state-owned radio and television, while
the monarch of the town the culprits hailed from would be alerted
for them to get information about his status.

While addressing journalists in Ado Ekiti on Monday, the
Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda
expressed worries that the menace kept increasing despite high
number of convictions recorded in the state.

He said the governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi was miffed by increasing
cases of sexual violence and that there was need for proactive
actions to nip the situation in the bud.

Fapohunda said the new measures put in place will support the
aggressive prosecution and exclusion of offenders from governor’s
prerogative of mercy that were already in place.

“The additional measures put in place include pasting the
photographs of convicted offenders in prominent public spaces in
their communities and their local government headquarters.

” Issuing an advisory to the traditional rulers of the
offender’s communities on the status of the offender. Uploading the
sex offenders photograph on the website of the Ministry of
Justice.

“Showing photographs of sex offenders on Ekiti State
Broadcasting Service, announcing their names on radio and
television.

“Compulsory Psychiatric Test for all persons of whom the
Director of Public Prosecution has issued a case to answer legal
advice for the offence of child defilement. This also includes
persons standing trials “, he said.

The Commissioner disclosed that the government would take
actions that will deprive offenders of their rights to dignity.

Fapohunda stated that the government was aware that conviction
alone will not solve the problem, promising that public education
and awareness would be stepped up to conscientise and sensitise the
people.