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Re: Age Of Consent: 11 Or 18??!! by MuchAdo: 9:20am On Jul 16, 2020 |
Even Chioma Nwigwe after all the blabbing still went ahead to point out why the bill is technically pegging the age of consent at 11 Chioma Nwigwe, Director of The Eight Foundation, said the different sub-sections in Section 7 ought to have been merged into one sub-section. www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185851-fact-check-nigerias-sexual-offences-bill-stipulates-18-years-not-11-years-as-age-of-consent.html |
Re: Age Of Consent: 11 Or 18??!! by MuchAdo: 9:28am On Jul 16, 2020 |
Femi Falana was furious that sexual offences bill pegged the age of consent at 11 Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, also described the bill as “obnoxious” and threatened to go to court if the bill is signed into law. www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185851-fact-check-nigerias-sexual-offences-bill-stipulates-18-years-not-11-years-as-age-of-consent.html |
Re: Age Of Consent: 11 Or 18??!! by MuchAdo: 9:34am On Jul 16, 2020 |
Other analysts/activists Since the passage of the Sexual Offences Bill 2015 a few weeks ago, there has been great agitation from several quarters about the true import of the Bill. To many of the pundits and agitators, the Bill is anathema because of its anticipated provision criminalising sexual activity with a child aged eleven or less. In their opinion, such a provision officially sanctions eleven years as the approved age for sexual activity by children in Nigeria. www.allafrica.com/stories/201506170104.html Nigeria’s statutory rape law is violated when an individual has consensual sexual contact with a person under age 11 (Age of Consent, 2017) www.reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/child-protection-and-education-needs-assessment-select-communities-borno-and-adamawa www.change.org/p/it-s-never-your-fault-raise-the-age-of-consent-in-nigeria-from-11-to-18 www.medium.com/@munyalekwabe/child-protection-age-of-consent-in-nigeria-d144eaa8dd15 |
Re: Age Of Consent: 11 Or 18??!! by MuchAdo: 9:38am On Jul 16, 2020 |
Recent court judgments on the matter affirm that the age of consent is 11 Yinusa Yellow is currently in jail for abduction and rape. Ese Oruru never gave consent. The court determined in count 5 of the charges that she was old enough to give consent. www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/ese-orurus-abductor-sentenced-to-26-years-in-prison/ Defilement of Under-aged Girls: What is the Verdict of the Supreme Court of Nigeria? www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/20150804/282080570550839 |
Re: Age Of Consent: 11 Or 18??!! by MuchAdo: 9:41am On Jul 16, 2020 |
Ageofconsent.net/world Ageofconsent.net/world has the list of all the countries in the world and their respective age of consent based on their most recent laws. It says Nigeria's age of consent is 11 |
Re: Age Of Consent: 11 Or 18??!! by CanadaOrBust: 2:58pm On Jul 16, 2020 |
MuchAdo: My brother Virgin be careful, they’d ban this your moniker too, for talking nonsense |
Re: Age Of Consent: 11 Or 18??!! by MuchAdo: 10:52pm On Jul 16, 2020 |
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