WOMEN PROTEST RISING RAPE CASES IN LAGOS STATE: STORM GOVERNOR’S OFFICE

WOMEN PROTEST RISING RAPE CASES IN LAGOS STATE: STORM GOVERNOR’S OFFICE

Protesters have stormed the Lagos State governor’s office, Alausa, Ikeja, demanding an end to rape cases in the state and across the country.

The protesters who were at the venue as early as 8:25 a.m., said the protest was meant to pass a message to the government on the need to end incidences of rape.

The protesters, under the aegis of the Alliance Against Domestic Violence and Abuse, AADVA, claimed there had been no cases of conviction of rapist in Lagos State.

“We hear these (rape) cases reported in the media yet we don’t hear of conviction of the rapists… this must stop,” said one of the leaders of the protesters who identified herself as Lailah.