About Rape in Nigeria
(Excerpts from an interview with Barr. Ruth Evon Benson Idahosa) Statistics and the Law in Nigeria: One out of every four lady in Nigeria has been raped. Rape is the unlawful sexual intercourse of the vagina, mouth or anus with or without force, by a sexual organ or any object, without the consent of the other person. In Nigeria, apart from in Abuja, this definition only covers the vagina. The law in Nigeria makes it difficult for people to be convicted of rape. For example, the law in Nigeria requires an eye witness or a medical report confirming the incidence. Only about 5% of rape offenders in Nigeria are actually convicted. Another reason apart from how difficult the law has made it; is that most people do not report rape in Nigeria. What goes on in the minds of people who are raped: So many people are ignorant of what goes on in the mind of people who are raped. People who are raped give themselves terrible labels. They have shame a...