Stricter Punishment Awaits Rapists- Oyo Speaker

The Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, yesterday declared that stricter punishments would be meted out rapists to discourage future perpetrators.

Ogundoyin gave the assurance while addressing the coalition of various youth groups, which came to the state secretariat to protest against various cases of rape in the country.

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The Speaker, who stated that law on violence against women would be implemented to ensure stiffer penalties are given to rapists, said, “I will not support violence against anybody. We will come with stricter punishment for rapists.”

The Chairperson, Nigerian Youth Congress, Adebobola Agbeja, said the upsurge in rape cases and violence in Oyo State was becoming worrisome, adding that the life of every girl-child is important; hence the need for government at all levels to provide adequate security for the safety of women.

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Earlier, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by its President, Daniel Akpan, had protested against raping and killings of women in the country.

They organised a peaceful rally round major markets and some other parts of Ibadan before converging on the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

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