The Nigeria Affiliation of Girls Journalists (NAWOJ) has began a one-week nationwide protest towards elevated instances of rape, killings and different types of violence towards girls within the nation.
The NAWOJ Nationwide President, Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole, made this identified in an announcement on Monday in Abuja.
Omowole mentioned that the protest can be digital, in compliance with the federal and state governments’ bodily distancing protocol on the administration of COVID-19, which discourages giant gatherings.
The NAWOJ boss said that “in the previous few weeks, we have been inundated by studies of rape at an alarming dimension.
“Rape now happens nearly all over the place in properties, places of work and even non secular locations.
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“Sadly, a variety of Nigerians have fallen prey to perpetrators of this dastardly act. Sadly, kids haven’t been spared.”
Omowole, subsequently, urged girls journalists and different stakeholders to affix within the combat towards rape, which is disrupting the peace and stability of households and the nation.
She added that “as girls journalists, we can’t stay silent over the havoc created by this monster that’s threatening the peace and stability of households and societies.’’
She inspired members of the affiliation to drop their e-flyers and write-ups on their numerous social media platforms at midday between Monday and Thursday, and at eight p.m. on Friday to Sunday.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) recollects that UNWomen lately reported an increase in Gender-Primarily based Violence (GBV) in Lagos State, with a 300 per cent enhance between March and April.
The group additionally mentioned that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded a rise of rape instances in the course of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Equally, the Minister of Girls Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, lately urged lawmakers to enact legal guidelines and evolve insurance policies that will guarantee a protected society and finish violence towards girls and women.
Tallen made the decision following elevated instances of rape and killings of youngsters, younger women and girls recorded in the course of the COVID-19 lockdown.
(NAN)
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