VC Duties Govt On Coverage To Safeguard Girls Towards Rape
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By Oluwakemi Oladipo
Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, the Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), has appealed to governments, communities, advocacy teams to implement insurance policies that may safeguard kids and ladies from rape in each rural and concrete communities.
Olatunji-Bello made this assertion on the dissemination seminar on rape analysis organised by some lecturers of LASU on Wednesday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) studies that the title of the venture analysis was: “Emerging Patterns and Determinants of Rape Comparative Study of Rural-Urban Communities in Nigeria.”
The analysis grant was funded by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), an organisation established by the Federal Government to disburse, handle, and monitor schooling tax for Nigeria universities.
She described rape as a worldwide social and public well being drawback.
“In just about all cultures, violent sexual engagement and defilement of all classes of females is a disturbing actuality.
“The achievement of Rape Research Team aligns with my administration’s dedication to make LASU the very best college within the West African sub- area.
“Indeed, the achievement of this team takes us closer to the realisation of the goal of making LASU a research and innovation hub,” Olatunji-Bello mentioned.
She recalled that the TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) Quality Team was in her workplace a 12 months in the past to guage the extent of the grant analysis execution in LASU.
“After their evaluation, the crew expressed a deep sense of satisfaction with the extent of labor executed by this analysis group.
“Today, we’re gathered to have a good time the completion of the research and witness the presentation of the important thing findings to the general public.
“This research, to the very best of my information, is an unprecedented most complete and most profoundly empirical research on rape in Nigeria.
“Since this study covers all the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, certainly, it has produced pieces of information that can be used to tackle rape in our society,” Olatunji-Bello mentioned.
Prof. Olufunsho Omobitan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), LASU, mentioned the programme was the primary dissemination seminar analysis within the college.
Omobitan, the principal investigator for the rape analysis crew, mentioned the analysis took about 23 months, including that N34 million naira was granted by TETFUND NRT for the work.
“I want to appreciate the management team of LASU, Deans of Social Sciences and Education for their constant support during and after the research,” he mentioned.
Prof. Onipede Wusu, the coordinator of the rape analysis crew, mentioned they used a combined methodology strategy to generate and analyse quantitative and qualitative information on rape amongst ladies in rural-urban communities in 12 states.
Wusu, additionally a Professor of Sociology, LASU mentioned that their information recommended that rape incidence was usually increased in rural than in city communities.
“Families members and neighbours are the principal perpetrators.
“The vital danger elements for numerous types of rape expertise embody; childhood sexual abuse expertise, ethnicity, household scenario and background.
“To constrain the incidence of rape in Nigeria, effective child protection law, sustained campaigns against sexual violence, harmful lifestyles and family sanctity are imperatives,” he mentioned.
NAN studies that the important thing findings of the analysis by LASU lecturers had been; rape in opposition to younger females by Dr Olabusoye Olupooye; little one sexual abuse by Prof. Onipede Wusu; rape in opposition to reproductive aged ladies by Dr Adijat Olateju.
Others are: non-spousal rape by Dr Ibrahim Ali and rape in opposition to older ladies by Dr Sakiru Raji, amongst others.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma
