Since ancient times, female gender has been seen as the weaker one and so they have been oppressed by culture in most African societies. Female folk has been subjugated to violence, both domestic violence and sexual abuses including rape.

In Nigeria, the rate at which the female gender is involved in rape is high and it requires an urgent intervention. Rape, like other forms of violence, is a disturbance to women right and dignity. It has been revealed through the media, that the rape issue has become a serious social problem of epidemic proportion affecting a lot of women in the society.

The questions that need to be answered are these: is there no law that negates this act and help to protect the victims from humiliation? how do we describe this terrible act in Nigeria? what activates the increase in this recent time? what can be the cause of those that assault the victims?

Often times, these questions are asked without answers because there are yet to be answers provided to these questions but there is one answer that seems like it and it is the way individuals react emotionally when the issue is made mention of. It is high time we stopped this act in Nigeria, so that we can be respected.
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