CJ, NBA lament rate of r*pe, divorce in Ogun – TheNigerialawyer

The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, and
the Nigerian Bar Association have lamented what they described as
rising cases of rape and divorce in the state.

The chief judge and Chairman of the NBA, Abeokuta branch,
Emmanuel Olu-Alade, raised the alarm during the 2019 Law Week held
in Abeokuta, with the theme ‘Menace of Child Sexual Abuse in
Nigeria : The Way Out.’

The event featured the annual Chief Toye Coker memorial lecture,
end of the legal year luncheon and investiture of patrons.

The chief judge said, “The unfortunate aspect is that the issue
of rape is so rampant now and the victims are children.

“This is quite disheartening and very disturbing. It is a
reflection of society, it is not peculiar to Ogun State or Nigeria;
it’s is a global menace.”

In his remarks, Olu-Alade recommended that rape should be one of
the offences to attract capital punishment.

He said sexual abuse of children in Nigeria was at an alarming
rate, stressing that female children could no longer comfortably
walk around without being molested.

The NBA chairman expressed the need not to stigmatise victims of
rape.

He added, “The stigma that follows the report of rape is
annoying, even from parents. The stigma they pass across to their
children and family members.

“It is the stigma that follows the report that has been stopping
people from reporting rape cases.’’

While recommending punishment for rapists, Olu-Alade said, “I
think rape should be one of the offences that will attract capital
punishment because a life would have been destroyed.

“It should be a capital punishment because a life would have
been destroyed.

“I think it should be a capital punishment notwithstanding what
the society might have perceived about it. A life has been
destroyed.”