NAPTIP
Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General (DG), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says the plans to approach the Ministry of Justice to push for the establishment of special court to try rapists.
Okah-Donli said this while responding to questions from newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.
Okah-Donli who also called for life imprisonment instead of capital punishment for convicted rapists, noted that there was the need to educate Nigerians, especially neighbours on rape issues.
She cautioned Nigerians to desist from justifying rape or get arrested as suspects.
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According to her, many careless acts by parents are responsible for cases of rape.
She however blamed parents for not doing enough to take care of their wards and children, explaining that 90 per cent of rape cases were committed by uncles, fathers and relations.
The NAPTIP boss said that cases could be reported on social media platforms such as the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, among others.
The agency’s toll-free lines to call during distress, especially as it concerns rape are – 07030000203, 0802255627847 and 08077225566.
