Paedophiles To Face Life Jail As Senate Passes New Bill
The Senate has passed a new bill proposing life jail for paedophiles and anyone who has sex with minors, even as the legal age of consent is 18.
The Senate has passed a new bill proposing life jail for paedophiles and anyone who has sex with minors, even as the legal age of consent is 18.
The bill passed on Tuesday stipulates that any man or woman who engages in sexual intercourse with a minor (child) will face life imprisonment with no option of fines.
Child sexual abuse in Nigeria is a criminal offence under several sections of Chapter 21 of the Criminal Code.
A 2015 report by the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, discovered that one in four girls and one in 10 boys in Nigeria had experienced sexual violence before the age of 18.
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