RAPE AS AN ISSUE IN NIGERIA
Rape as an issue in Nigeria Writer: Oladapo ifedayo Date:19th June 2020. In a country of 170 million ,where sexual assault is described as ‘endemic’, The Nigeria police department as been able to record 717 rape cases in five months, during the few months to e issue of rape as been a rampant case in the society. However in Nigeria, where a majority of cases of sexual violence go unreported, social media has brought the issue into the open. A majority of cases of sexual violence in Nigeria go unreported. This is due largely to fear on the part of the victim of being socially stigmatized or blamed. Ms. Ajie estimates that at least 2 million Nigerian girls experience sexual abuse annually and that only 28 per cent of rape cases are reported. Of those, only 12 per cent result in convictions. Elsie Reed, founder of Delta Women, an organization that aims to empower and fight for the rights of women in Delta State, estimates that 80 per cent of Nigerian women have experience