The Director-General (DG), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs. Julie Okah-Donli, has warned Nigerians to desist from justifying rape or get arrested as suspects.
Okah-Donli sounded the warning on Wednesday while answering questions from newsmen in Abuja.
She blamed parents for not doing enough to take care of their wards and children, revealing that 90 per cent of rape cases were committed by uncles, fathers and relations.
According to her, many careless acts of parents were responsible for rape cases across the country.
The NAPTIP DG said the agency would approach the Ministry of Justice to push for the establishment of special court to try rapists.
READ ALSO: NAPTIP Exposes Convicted Rapists, Publishes Names, Photos
She also called for life imprisonment instead of capital punishment for convicted rapists, adding that there was need to educate Nigerians, especially neighbours on rape issues.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agency’s toll-free lines to call during distress, especially as it concerns rape are – 07030000203, 0802255627847 and 08077225566.
The NAPTIP boss said that cases could also be reported on social media platforms such as the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, among others.
She, however, said that there was no national template of victims’ trauma response to share pain, adding that the duration of psychological trauma varies from individuals.
