Posted by Jane Okinedo on November 11, 2009 at 8:17pm
In a country where prostitiution has become not only an Industry It is also a very competitive one where other sexual leftist attitudes like Paedophila,strip clubs and Under age incest and Rape now continously feature in the dailies .One wonders why the increased prostitiution and general promiscuity have not lessened or balanced the incessant underage rape cases . alleged Star Rapist Lati Onaolapo who raped an 8year old girl .Most of the men involved in these underage carnal knowledge escapades are even married and some with female children of about that age .The consensus is that when Men old enough to be the grandfathers are dating under 20year olds all in the name of girlfriends and the Aristo syndrome you should not be too shocked to see 13year olds having sex with each other and older people .... With the Dog mentality and get rich or die trying slogans of popular international Stars like Snoop Dog and 50cents our african morals are slowly turning into the worthless kobo of our currency.This phenomenom of paedophilia and child sex is rampant in western cultures where a UK govt educational official recently advocated condom distribution in Primary and secondary schools ! but like most of the negative aspects of these lifestyle they are taking root within our african society .An article about the Cossy Orjiakor Dog Sex video was recently featured on this site which laudable by the level of professionalism it was carried out by this infamous actress shows the degree to which our moral standards have deteriorated ...We wish the positives of these oyinbo cultures can take a base here like their good driving manners and respect for the life of their fellowman,their continous Power supply , and their general attempts at a clean and honest civic lifestyle .We implore everyone as the watchdogs of society to lend a hand in this rebraining and rebranding of the Nigerian people.thanksFranklin AdecheEditorial Consultanthttp://www.9jabook.comps below are some excerpts of the recent "chilling" stories of paedophilia in our country.Father of two rapes girl, 13A 37-year-old man has admitted to raping a 13-year-old girl whose name has been withheld for legal reasons.?Confessed Rapist Mr FasusiKehinde Fasusi, a married man and a father of two girls was arrested by police officers from the Owutu police station, Ikorodu last week Thursday after a report was lodged at the station by the victim’s mother.The Police spokes person, Frank Mba while parading the suspect at the Oduduwa police station, said the police will prosecute the suspect to serve as a deterrent to men who take pleasure in abusing under age girls.Girl, 13, raped by brother-in-lawPatience Dike (not real name) was 12 years old when she moved in with her sister and her husband in their one-room apartment at Ebutte-Metta, Lagos State in January 2008. For over one year she lived with them, her sister’s husband, Philip Ugbuaja, routinely abused her sexually.Recounting her experience, Miss Dike said her brother-in-law took away her dignity and self-worth. She said she lost count of the number of times she was abused by him. In June 2009, at the age of 13, she became pregnant for him.Man defiles eight-year-old girlA 28 years old man, Lati Onaolapo was paraded by the police on Tuesday for allegedly defiling an 8 year old girl.The incident took place around 8.30pm last week Tuesday at number 28, Ososa Avenue in Bariga, a suburb in Lagos. The suspect lives in a one room apartment also shared by the parent of his victim.The girl’s mother, Oduola Oluwaleye, said the suspect lured her daughter into his room and had sex with her.Raped at 15, still healing at 20Regina Favour (not real name) did not choose to be a mother at age 15. She got pregnant after she was raped by a man she called ‘uncle’. Afterwards, her father disowned her. She roamed the streets of Lagos until she found love among strangers who gave her a reason to believe her scars would heal.What the Nigerian Criminal Code says about rape...Punishment for rape in the Nigerian Criminal Code is life imprisonment, however, the law requires corroboration, which makes proof of the offence an arduous taskSection 221 of the Criminal Code states that-Penalty of 2 years imprisonment for unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl being ab ve 13 years and under 16 years of age- It is a defence under the section that the accused person believed that the girl was above 16 years- Prosecution must have begun within 2 months after the offence was committed or it lapses- There must be corroboration to secure a conviction – usually no witness in such offencesAlso in the same document, while indecent assault on a girl is a misdemeanour, indecent assault of a boy is a felony that carries a stiffer penaltyRape is criminalised in the Sharia Penal Laws introduced from 1999 — 12 northern states. Before 2003, no national laws expressly or specifically protect women against violence.Existing laws are inadequate, discriminatory or limited by virtue of the undue burden placed on the victimSource: Oby Nwankwo, executive director, Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, Nigeria. Oct. 22, 20099jabook ADvert Partners
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