The Minister of State FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has called for stiffer penalties against rapists as a way of checking the increasing incidences of rape and other forms of sexual violence.
In a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, she suggested that rapists should be castrated.
According to her, doing so would serve as a deterrent to others.
Aliyu noted that the FCT administration was working closely with security agencies and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) to ensure that justice is served in rape cases.
Describing defilement of minors as a heinous crime, the minister insisted that the death penalty was not the best of options for offenders.
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“We will involve every member of the community in this battle against rape. Just recently, we began a search for one offender and definitely, we will nip it in the bud.
“In conjunction with all the security outfits and NAPTIP, we are on the watch, and for any offender that we get, we will take it to any length to ensure that he is not fit to live.
“We are also pushing for a serious institutional framework that will ensure that justice is done.
“It is not enough to just jail such persons, definitely punishment like castration will do. When we kill them, they die and not remembering anything.
“Therefore, they should be castrated and roam the streets and remain inactive,’’ Aliyu posited.
