Governor Emmanuel Udom don sign the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law , VAPPL, 2020, wey give power to judges dem to hand down life imprisonment to anyone wey dem convict of rape for Akwa Ibom state.
The state’s commissioner for agriculture and women affairs, Glory Edet wey speak after the Governor approve the bill, na im yarn dis tori
Make Una read wetin Edet yarn;
“I think this is one of the best things that has happened to protect the female gender and as the commissioner overseeing women matters , I believe the women of Akwa Ibom, the children and even our men are happy because this law will really teach defaulters a lesson.
“This law allows for the implementation of a lot of things we were praying for and prescribes stiffer punishment for violators of the Child’s Right Act , perpetrators of violence against citizens of both gender.
Before now violators of the female gender had some years to spend in prison but VAPPL recommends life imprisonment to really deal with the offenders and discourage the spate of violence in our society.”
