Sa'adat Bibire, Founder of Saab Foundation, has stated that not less than 1,000 woman in 2016 were raped in Kwara state.

She also stated that state Ministry of Woman Affairs confirmed the rape reports, crying over the issue getting on the highest level, according to Punch reports.

She also voiced out over the dreadfulness of rape, domestic violence, child abuse, molestation and female genital mutilation.

Supporters of the foundation joined In her campaign tagged ‘Walkathon against rape', as she cried out against the female vulnerability in Illorin, the Kwara State capital.

She said:

“Rape could be spiritual or psychological. Rapists are either animals or devils. Rape victims should speak up. They should stop blaming or hating themselves throughout their lives and they should not end up committing suicide. It is not their fault.

“We are creating awareness for gender-based violence. We are working to make people know that these things are real. People are not just cooking up stories on the internet. These things happen. We are having this ‘walkathon’ to make them know that if it happens to them, God forbid, we will take the case up for them.”

She also cried out to Federal Government, the national and state assemblies to look into the law that punishes offenders and strengthen it more.

She also called and urge Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbanjo and other wives of all state governors to support her in the campaign.

Bibire said, “I am calling on the National Assembly and the 36 houses of assembly to make laws against rape and other domestic violence stricter and more enforceable. They need to do something. They are representing us and they need to stand for us. It could be their sisters, friends and mothers.

“There is a lot government can do. They can start by reviewing the laws. There are laws against rape but they are rigid. They are actually favouring the rapists, because you have a law saying that there has to be a witness during the penetration. How is that possible?

“A rapist is smart enough to make sure that nobody will be there when he is going to do the evil act. So, how can you have somebody that will witness the penetration? That is favouring the rapist. They need to amend the laws to favour the unfortunate victims.”

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