[url][/url]Yes, it is high time Nigeria had a sex offender
registry because we now have a high rate of
rape , sexual violence and assaults in the
society . It should be a gender centre where
both men and women can report such cases.
We have a lot of cases of sexual harassment at
work and in other places including educational
institutions especially within our university
environment, where most of such incident go
unreported . I have also met men who were
harassed by women . There is a colleague of
mine ( a lawyer ) who was harassed by a
woman . Having a sex offender registry will
greatly reduce incidents of sexual harassment .
It will not only serve as a deterrent to others , it
will ensure that sex offenders are brought to
book. It will also provide an opportunity for
victims of sexual violence to report offenders
and get justice as is the case in other climes.
Most times, when you take matters bordering
on sexual offences to the police , they dismiss it
as a family matter, so no serious investigation
is carried out and victims are left to suffer in
silence .


For instance , they may begin to mention
reasons why a victim of rape was raped . You
hear things like : “ can’ t you see how short your
dress is ? Why did you go there alone at night ?
All these things become like a double jeopardy
for the victim of such crimes .
If we have a registry that one can go quietly ,
report and register one ’ s complaint and the
offender is invited for interrogation and when
found culpable , he or she is punished ; victims
will be interested in reporting their ordeal to
relevant authorities and seek help .
I feel very bad because many ladies are
sexually abused and they hardly get justice
because when they report to the police or other
security agencies, their cases are treated with
levity and offenders go unpunished .
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