We teach women how to behave but fail to caution men -Osinbajo
and women are taught how to prevent sexual abuse
while men and boys are not cautioned against
perpetrating such acts.
The vice president was speaking at a workshop on War Against Abuse in Nigeria,
He said the various forms of abuses in the country
were disturbing.
The workshop, held in Abuja on Saturday, was organised
by the Future Assured, a pet project of Aisha, wife of the
President of Nigeria; Muhammadu Buhari.
Osinbajo said it is time to ensure that perpetrators of
sexual abuse and other forms of violence are punished.
He also said it was ironic that while girls are advised to
prevent rape and other forms of abuses, boys, on the
order hand, are not educated on why they should not
engage in any form of abuse.
Osinbajo stressed the need for
implementations of existing laws against societal
violence.
He said;
“These abuses can be prevented. We don’t
have to wait until they happen. We need to do all within
our power to prevent them. Victims should not be made
to be on the defensive all the time.
“Women are always taught how to behave but the men
and boys that perpetrate these crimes are not even
mentioned. Our ability to safeguard women and girls is
the key to Nigeria moving forward.
“The role of men and boys in gender-based violence
should be looked into, and additional research on how to
make evidence useful should also be considered.”
Also speaking, Aisha Buhari called for stiffer sanctions
against perpetrators of all forms of abuses.
She said such sanctions will serve as a deterrent to
others in the society.
Aisha blamed most cases of abuse on lack of
information and urged victims and their guardians to
always speak up and report such cases to law
enforcement agencies.
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