Nigeria: Ekiti Plans Law Allowing Castration of Rapists

11 October 2019

The Ekiti State Government is proposing an amendment to the Gender Based Violence (GBV, Prohibition) Law, to provide for the medical castration of those convicted of rape, in addition to life imprisonment.

The government said such provision would deter those involved in the crime.

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