Barely two days after the Kaduna State House of Assembly proposed a bill to castrate rapists, the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has advocated death penalty for rape and related offences.
She made her stand public during the Flag-off of National Cooking Gas and Tree Planting project held in Girei town, headquarter of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa.
The minister also advocated stiff penalty for child labour offences and other dehumanizing treatment against children.
“For the first time in the history of Nigeria, we have a President who has brought the issues of gender based violence to the national focus.
“Nigerian women and children are very grateful to Mr President for spotlighting their issues as crucial to national development.
“I, therefore, advocate for both death sentence for rapists and stiff penalty for child labour offences and other dehumanizing treatment against children,” Tallen said.
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