By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto
The Sokoto state Ministry For Women and Children Affairs in collaboration with EU-UN Spotlight Initiative organized press briefing on The Sokoto Gazetted Violence Against Persons’ Prohibition (VAPP) Law to eliminate violence against women and girls.
The briefing that took place at the NUJ Press Center along Zuru road,Sokoto hosts the state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice Barrister Suleiman Usman(SAN) and the Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs,Hajiya Kulu Sifawa.
Speaking,the Attorney General said another aim was to sensitive the society on the importance of this law as well as to
He said the law has incorporated provisions relating to management of sexual offenders registered thereby eliminating violence against women and girls.
“It criminalize female genital mutilation, rape and all Islamic dictation and manifestation committed even by using any part of the body, it has made provision to ensure that the state will set up a sexual referral center in section 3 of the law, provide an emergency medical assistance and support survival”, coupled with many other provision it takes for women and girls to be safer.
The Attorney General similarly explained further all the submissions provided by the law and the punishment that include life prison sentence.
