Reining In ârape And Killâ Crime, Letâs Move Beyond The Rhetoric
By Isaac Asabora
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It is not an exaggeration to say that when the governors of Nigeria's 36 states in June last year resolved to declare a state of emergency on rape following a spate of sexual violence against women, that not few Nigerians heaved sigh of relief. It was gathered that the meeting was ostensibly necessitated by the raping and killing of a University of Benin student, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, who was attacked in a church in Benin City, Edo State capital, and consequently died on May 27, 2020.