ABUJA - Chairman, House Committee on Human Rights, Hon. Beni Lar, said, Wednesday, that rapists would face life imprisonment once the current Violence Against Persons Bill becomes law.

Lar, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, said the National Assembly had decided to expedite action on the passage of the bill, considering the increasing prevalence of rape in the country.

She pointed out that the bill would not only protect rape victims but equally provide protection for victims of violence including physical, sexual, psychological, domestic, harmful traditional practices and discrimination.

She said: "My only concern is that in our laws today, the punishment for rape is very light and that is why you find people committing rape against children. It's unfortunate.

"It is because of issues like this that it has come to the attention of the National Assembly that we have the Violence Against Persons Bill.

"It is a bill that seeks to eliminate violence in private and public life, to prohibit all forms of violence including physical, sexual, psychological, domestic, harmful traditional practices, discrimination against persons and provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment for offenders.

"Part one of this bill, which has passed second reading in the House, defines a rapist as one who intentionally violates another person and the conviction for this offence is life imprisonment.

"The National Assembly is seeking to stiffen punishment for rape because the punishment has been so light. People feel they can do it easily and get away with it but once this bill is passed you would think twice before committing rape because they can go to jail for life."

http://odili.net/news/source/2013/feb/7/305.html

So what's the new sentence for corrupt officials?

Dats better when it is implemented dos he goats will learn or go rot in jail

Bullshit if they omitted terrorism (book haram) and our treasury thievery (the cabal)...cos these two group molest Nigeria everyday and have being doing so all this while.

Wendyslim: Dats better when it is implemented dos he goats will learn or go rot in jail

Bullshit if they omitted terrorism (book haram) and our treasury thievery (the cabal)...cos these two group molest Nigeria everyday and have being doing so all this while.

a woman can wake up one day and claim rap.ed once she does not like her husband face again

Then the crime should be refined and defined so as to prevent confusion. Girls can be desperate and evil if they cant get what they want.
Still waiting for the time when the bill againist corruption would be done and also antiimmunity clause against the serving leader by the house of representative.

What of corrupt politicians. I don't seem to understand which kind of rulers(not leaders) we have in this country.

Shut up

[quote author=Tolexander]ABUJA - Chairman, House Committee on Human Rights, Hon. Beni Lar, said, Wednesday, that rapists would face life imprisonment once the current Violence Against Persons Bill becomes law. Lar, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, said the National Assembly had decided to expedite action on the passage of the bill, considering the increasing prevalence of rape in the country. She pointed out that the bill would not only protect rape victims but equally provide protection for victims of violence including physical, sexual, psychological, domestic, harmful traditional practices and discrimination. She said: "My only concern is that in our laws today, the punishment for rape is very light and that is why you find people committing rape against children. It's unfortunate. "It is because of issues like this that it has come to the attention of the National Assembly that we have the Violence Against Persons Bill. "It is a bill that. 1st 2 comment!

Another tool for extortion if not properly managed. With the level of our criminal justice system where even the law enforcement agents can disturt facts with a little inducement, men are in for a hard time. Ladies, it is time to get back at those men who won't pay up.

But Nigeria government are worst than rapist.....

chai....is dis country.....y men no go rape dem wen dem d dres half naked.....weitin do d politician wey dy pack our moni go france....if i b presido any senate or top official wey thief no go go jail....na 2 cari go cut 1 of his official hand....send am go home

very good

women r now being valued in Nigeria

and what happens to those corrupt, dirty, old and molten politicians that rape over 150 million Nigerian's economy? what a bunch of misguided and clueless retards.

life imprisonment or death sentence - it makes no difference.....
nigeria is the worst country for anyone to be a woman - to prove räpe actually happened in nigeria is more difficult than climbing mount everest. who are they fooling? a country where there are no trained officers to speak directly with the victims, a country where if the victim does not go to the station with torn clothes and semën dripping from her private part, her story would be ignored.

rubbish!

So these clueless law makers want to deal with d nigerian youngboys to propably murder that phrase " leaders of tomorrow".

Can u imagin wat girls and the NPF will do to guys if this bill is passed. All she need to say when u guys are in d act is baby harder n faster b4 u knw u are a rape culprit.

Rape is bad o infact perpetrators should be really punished but Govt shouldn't create an office at of it.

onila: very good

women r now being valued in Nigeria

continue dreaming you'll wake up and find yourselves the same way until you(ladies) stop asking us to pay for talking to you....smh

Thanks for the new law but i will like the nan to impliment another bill that any girl found dressing indecently or disclosing her cleavage or whatever will be sentenced to life jail cause it makes boy to molest them !!

I hope it is binding on female ra.pists too.

Cynthia's killers are still there....the case has been turned a joke.
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I would prefer that they should also be castrated lest they would go raping even in jail.

Truckpusher: continue dreaming you'll wake up and find yourselves the same way until you(ladies) stop asking us to pay for talking to you....smh

impossible

men r naturally dogs, u cant stay from women
sucks for u males

illuminutty :
and what happens to those corrupt, dirty, old and molten politicians that[b] rape [/b]over 150 million Nigerian's economy? what a bunch of misguided and clueless retards.

Seun this your sensor or whatever adds too much gbagaun to my comments and i dont like it.
side note: the bolded

onila: impossible
men r naturally dogs, u cant stay from women
sucks for u males

if you have a father and brothers, you would know the gravity of the nonsense you typed up there.

The bad side of this law is that some opportunist will take advantage of it even in falsehood

coogar:

if you have a father and brothers, you would know the gravity of the nonsense you typed up there.

i was referring 2 the comment where he said guys will stop talking 2 us

as for the rape law=very good

rap..e is very bad considering the consequences of ra..pe=hiv-aids,std's, pregnancy n psychological effects

extreme punishments for the id..iots

So what about the looters of our treasury?
They have been râping us since like forever.

Its not yet uhuru. Many laws have been made without been implemented. Most of Nigerian laws are in theory.

So, person wey thief naija funds, fuel subsidy money, embezzle aiyè etc will pay fine or 3months imprison and rapist will go life imprisonment? NIGERIA IS A BIG JOKE FILLED WITH BUGS BUNNY CARTOON CHARACTERS

Good one, but there could be a problem defining rape and consented 5ex now especially if it involves a rich person.