Committee on SGBV Bauchi Secures 80 Convictions for Perpetrators - Dr Aisha Bala Muhammed
From.Abdulwahab Muhammad Bauchi
The Chairperson of the State Action Committee on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Hajiya Aishatu Bala Mohammed has explained that the committee secured 80 convictions on perpetrators of sexual based violence.
Hajiya Aishatu said this in Bauchi when she interacted with reporters , She said " the committee has secured over 80 convictions for culprits that were associated with such crimes in the State so that it will serve as a deterrent to others."
Chairperson said “Some of the cases, especially the sexual related ones, are so disturbing. We had a case of a father impregnating his biological daughter twice. It beats all sense of reasoning about how some human beings have degenerated into monsters. The rapes within the family circles are also another cankerworm that societies are being faced with. The victims of such rapes are not the girls alone, but the boys fall victims too”.
Hajiya Aishatu said that not all cases of SGBV are taken to the courts because of their gravity. Because some of the cases are just mere domestic issues resulting from the harsh economic conditions and that such cases were resolved by the committee without necessarily taking it to the court. “We resolve such minor issues through empowering the couples to support their families, with a stern warning to the husbands to live up to their responsibilities as heads of their households”.
Th
She commended the effort of the committee for its commitment in mitigating SGBV in the State.
Wife of the Governor attributed the moral decadence that leads to such dastard acts to fall in social norms and values at the family level, as well as the society at large. "We have also identified illiteracy in both conventional and religious teachings as another factor that triggers some of the crimes associated with SGBV" She suggested that “ the media should always be engaged when such cases come up for hearing in courts. By giving such cases visibility, in my opinion, it would serve the dual purpose of shaming the culprits and bringing some kind of foreclosure and succor to victims. It also serves as deterrent to others of like minds”
End