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Gang rape and murder of student sparks anger in Nigeria
Gang rape and murder of student sparks anger in Nigeria
Omozuwa, a freshman microbiology student of the University of Benin in southern Nigeria, was raped by a gang and clobbered with a fire extinguisher inside a church in the city of Benin where she had gone to study, Vanguard newspaper reported.
The death of 22-year-old Uwaila Vera Omozuwa has stirred up protests and outrage in Nigeria.
A security guard found her unconscious body on May 27 and she was rushed to a hospital immediately. She died on May 30.
Protesters in Benin marched to the police headquarters in the city on June 1, demanding justice for the victim. On social media, Nigerians are using the hashtag #JusticeForUwa to demand an end to rape.
The next day, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted that he expects the police to “speedily and diligently” conduct investigations and bring “all the culprits responsible for this barbaric act” to justice.
Police said they have started investigations and made some arrests in connection with the murder.
Omozuwa’s murder has sparked an outburst of fury and indignation on social media, with young women and girls recounting their own rape experiences and calling out their abusers on Twitter and Facebook.
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All these stories of rape rankle me. It underlies a culture of sexual violence, especially against women and girls in Nigeria.
One in four girls have experienced sexual violence in Nigeria, according to a 2014 national survey done with support from the Center for Disease Control in the United States and unicef.
The violence, the survey explains, often takes place where the child should be safe – in their homes, in a neighbor’s home, and in school.
But a majority of the children never speak out due to fear, shame, stigma and a lack of knowledge of where to seek help. Only 5 percent of children who are victims of sexual violence ever got the help that they needed to recover, according to the survey.
In a typical African home, much attention is given to the girl child. She is taught how to cook, sit, talk, walk, behave and even think.
Our parents – especially our mothers – spend a lifetime grooming their daughters to be perfect in order to bring honor to their families and in their marriages.
Mothers teach girls standards of behavior that the child has to adhere to avoid being sexually abused.
One thing we often miss in this whole process is to apply similar standards to the male child.
We can only make progress when our society begin to teach boys and adult males to respect women and their bodies.
We must create a future where girls and women can live without the fear of being raped or abused.
It is not just girls who should often receive lengthy conversations on morality. Let’s begin to teach the male child to respect women and girls.
As we raise our voices to condemn rape, this is the right time to fix this problem.
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Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has approved the implementation of N30,000 as minimum wage for the workers in the state.
The secretary to the state government, Folashade Ayoade disclosed this on Tuesday after an extensive meeting with the organized labour in Lokoja
She blamed the delay in the implementation on the inability for the committee to meet regularly due to the covid-19 pandemic which has been overcome.
The SSG equally commended the organised labour for their understanding and patience, which she said has resulted into the signing of the implementation of the new minimum wage.
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Author: Eunice Johnson, Abuja
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on notice that it will stop selling forex to them by the end of 2022. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this known in Abuja on Thursday at the end of the Bankers’ Committee Meeting where he also introduced the RT200 Programme.
Emefiele said the time had come for the banks to go out there and source for forex by funding entrepreneurs with ideas. The CBN, Emefiele said, will support the banks by granting rebates and other support until the banks find their feet in sourcing their forex by themselves.
He also disclosed that the apex bank’s policies and measures have led to a significant improvement in diaspora inflow from an average of US$6 million per week in December 2020 to an average of over US$100 million per week by January 2022. He added that the CBN would be reviewing these intervention programmes going forward to ensure that they continue to achieve the desired results.
He said international bodies, including some embassies and donor agencies, have been complicit in illegal forex transactions that have hindered the flow of foreign exchange into the country.
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Author: Gift Wada, Abuja
The Comptroller General of Customs Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.) has approved the deployment of 37 Comptrollers to various Units, Departments and Commands across the country.
This was disclosed in a release signed on Tuesday by the Customs Deputy National, DC Timi Bomodi for the Comptroller General of Customs.
Among those deployed are the present National PRO of Customs Comptroller Joseph Attah who will assume the office of Area Controller of Kebbi Command, Comptroller AAS Oloyede who shall be moving from ICT/MOD to Tin Can Island Port Command, while Comptroller SI Bomoi to FCT Command. Other postings are Comptroller BA Jaiyeoba to Oyo/Osun Command, Comptroller A Dappa-Williams to Eastern Marine Command, Compt. MA Umar Kano/Jigawa, Compt. KC Egwuh ICT/MOD, Compt. LM Mark Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi, Compt. T Tachio CTC Kano, Compt. AA Umar Western Marine, Compt. M Dansakwa North Eastern Marine, Compt. AC Ayalogu T & T and Compt. KD Ilesanmi will assume duty as Comptroller Board among others.
Ali in postings released on 7th of February, charged the newly posted Comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them by NCS Management by bringing to bear their years of experience and training in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling activities on their new assignment.
Given the enormous expectations of government regarding revenue generation in the current year, the Comptroller General reiterated the need for all Area Controllers and Unit heads to take full charge of the affairs of their Commands by ensuring absolute compliance with extant fiscal policies while leveraging on the efficient management of data to optimize trade facilitation and revenue collection.
Furthermore, the CGC directed all officers to be extremely vigilant in protecting the lives and wellbeing of Nigerians by ensuring the full fortification of our borders against the incursion of smugglers and other cross border criminals.
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