A Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Kunle Edun who is also the current
National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),
has called for the reformation of the Nigerian criminal laws to
protect women from sex offenders.
In a statement made available to Nairalaw (TNL), he
said: “Our criminal laws are insufficient to address the increasing
rate of rape and other sex offences.”
Mr. Kunle Edun went on to highlight five ways the laws could be
reformed. He suggested the creation of online registry of sex
offenders to be accessed by the public, rape convicts shouldn’t be
allowed access to children under the age of 10 after serving their
prison term among others.
Kunle Edun said: “We need legislative reforms that will
institutuinalize the following:
“1. Creation of a Central Registry of sex offenders in Nigeria
by the Nigerian Police Force and to be accessed to every one
online.
“2. All sex offenders must be put on parole supervision for at
last 10 years after serving their sentences.
“3. Sex offenders must not have access or allowed to be close to
children for at least 10 years after serving their sentences.
“4. Sex offenders must be compelled to always report to their
parole officers anytime they are leaving the town they are
resident, for proper monitoring.
“5. Sex offenders must not be allowed to work in schools,
hospitals, Charity organisations or any social institution.”
A Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Kunle Edun who is also the current
National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),
has called for the reformation of the Nigerian criminal laws to
protect women from sex offenders.
In a statement made available to Nairalaw (TNL), he
said: “Our criminal laws are insufficient to address the increasing
rate of rape and other sex offences.”
Mr. Kunle Edun went on to highlight five ways the laws could be
reformed. He suggested the creation of online registry of sex
offenders to be accessed by the public, rape convicts shouldn’t be
allowed access to children under the age of 10 after serving their
prison term among others.
Kunle Edun said: “We need legislative reforms that will
institutuinalize the following:
“1. Creation of a Central Registry of sex offenders in Nigeria
by the Nigerian Police Force and to be accessed to every one
online.
“2. All sex offenders must be put on parole supervision for at
last 10 years after serving their sentences.
“3. Sex offenders must not have access or allowed to be close to
children for at least 10 years after serving their sentences.
“4. Sex offenders must be compelled to always report to their
parole officers anytime they are leaving the town they are
resident, for proper monitoring.
“5. Sex offenders must not be allowed to work in schools,
hospitals, Charity organisations or any social institution.”