President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his grief over the rise in the incidents of rape across the country.
According to the President in his Democracy Day speech to the nations on Friday, he said: “I am particularly upset at recent incidents of rape, especially of very young girls,”
Buhari also revealed that he has directed the police to ensure perpetrators of rape and other sexual violence were arrested and prosecuted accordingly.
The President added, “The Police are pursuing these cases with a view to bringing perpetrators of these heinous crimes to swift justice.
“Nigerian women remain a particular treasure to this nation and for this reason, this administration has continued to give them a place of pride in the affairs of our country.”
Meanwhile, the President assured that his administration is determined to fight gender-based violence through the instrumentality of the law and awareness creation.