Nastrul Lahil Fatih Society of Nigeria
(NASFAT), an Islamic group, has called for more stringent sanctions against
gender-based violence in the country.
(NASFAT), an Islamic group, has called for more stringent sanctions against
gender-based violence in the country.
The chairman of NASFAT in Kaduna
State, Engr. Muhyideen Yusuf, made the appeal in a statement in Kaduna on
Saturday, NAN reports.
State, Engr. Muhyideen Yusuf, made the appeal in a statement in Kaduna on
Saturday, NAN reports.
Yusuf expressed concern over Nigeria’s
worsening of gender-based violence against women and the girl-child and called
for immediate action to stop it.
worsening of gender-based violence against women and the girl-child and called
for immediate action to stop it.
According to him, Vera Omozua, Barakat
Bello and many others have recently been inappropriate for rape and gruesome
murder.
Bello and many others have recently been inappropriate for rape and gruesome
murder.
This cruelty is foreign to all our
beloved country’s religions and traditions, and in all its consequences we
denounce this barbaric abuse. There are no excuses or any justifications from
the perpetrators of this cruelty that are acceptable at all.
beloved country’s religions and traditions, and in all its consequences we
denounce this barbaric abuse. There are no excuses or any justifications from
the perpetrators of this cruelty that are acceptable at all.
We are now calling on all religious
organisations, civil society organisations, non-governmental organizations and
citizens to join together with the government at all levels to stop these evils
that have infested our society.
organisations, civil society organisations, non-governmental organizations and
citizens to join together with the government at all levels to stop these evils
that have infested our society.
He said, NASFAT prays with their
families to rest the souls of all the departed victims of this crime.
families to rest the souls of all the departed victims of this crime.
Meanwhile, the Nigerians have been
pressing for an end to rape in the country alongside prominent figures in the
past few days.
pressing for an end to rape in the country alongside prominent figures in the
past few days.
The request became relevant after the
killing of one Vera Omozuwa who was raped and killed in a church in Benin by
unknown persons.
killing of one Vera Omozuwa who was raped and killed in a church in Benin by
unknown persons.
