NIGERIA POLICE WILL IMPLEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS ACT – ARASE
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigeria Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase has reassured Nigerians that, with the passage of “violence against persons act” Nigeria Police will strongly ensure full implementation of the act to see that offenders are appropriately prosecuted.
IGP Arase said this in his office at the Force Headquarters, while playing host to representative of the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, the Director-General of NAPTIP, the Director, Women & Gender Affairs, the Chief Magistrate of the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary,the Deputy Country Representative – UN Women and other stake holders in the fight against gender-based violence and violence against persons.
The visitors, according to the Force spokesperson, ACP Olabisi Kolawole in a release unanimously agreed for a definite collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force on a common front to fight the offence of gender-based violence and violence against persons and to ensure the public as well as security agencies appreciate the rights of persons.
IGP Arase earlier in his speech confirmed to his guests that a technical team is already in place to look into all cultural inhibitions against proper prosecution of offenders in this regard, adding that the Nigeria Police Force has commenced the training of officers billed for Gender-based violence desks on diverse courses, with an e-library to be launched in December, 2015 to equip lawyers for proper discharge of their functions.
