The Nigeria Senate has passed the bill to recognize the male gender of capable of also becoming rape victims as against the only speculated female cases.

The bill which contains amendment to the Criminal Code Act also prescribes life imprisonment for kidnappers, while the current maximum sentence for rape and other related offences is 10 years imprisonment.

Sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and entitled “A bill for an act to amend the Criminal Code Act.C.38, laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004.” It also seeks to eradicate the statute of limitation on increased punishment for the offence of kidnapping, defilement, and remove gender restrictions on rape and other related offences.

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They should go ahead already