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ACF condemns rampant rape cases

Hassana Yakubu
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), on Monday in Kaduna, condemned the rampant cases of rape, especially in the northern part of the country.
The condemnation was contained in a statement issued by Mr Emmanuel Yawe, the National Publicity Secretary of the forum.
Yawe described the rising cases of rape as “alarming.”
“Daily, we read with horror in the newspapers, social media or hear on the electronic media horrific cases of rape; sometimes of under- aged girls as young as two years,” he said.
According to him, these acts are ungodly to all religions being practised in the north; Islam, Christianity and African.
“ACF calls on parents, guardians, young girls, school managers, religious leaders to take note of this dangerous trend and protect these innocent girls from this abuse and barbarism.
” Sadly, sometimes these criminal acts are performed by those whom the girls look up to for protection, like fathers and other close family members,” he said.
He also called on law enforcement agencies to be more proactive in protecting girls and women.
“The judicial system must also review its processes and strengthen them to protect the girl-child.
“We regret to observe that as it is now, the girl-child in the northern part of Nigeria has become an endangered specie because of rampant cases of rape.
“Sometimes, the rapists go to the extent of killing their victims. This is a sad development that must stopped,” he said.
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The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State has raised concerns over the alleged recruitment of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the state’s Amotekun Corps, claiming it threatens the safety of opposition members.
In a statement issued on Friday, APM Chairman, Mr. Adewale Adebayo, criticized the recruitment process, alleging that non-PDP applicants were deliberately screened out. He warned that Amotekun, originally created to enhance security, was being turned into a political tool.
“We are disturbed by the protest by well-meaning Osun residents who applied but were deliberately excluded because they are not PDP members,” Adebayo stated.
He further alleged that over 1,000 PDP members had been recruited into the corps, describing it as an attempt to silence opposition voices. According to him, the recruitment exercise was merely a formality to cover up a pre-arranged selection process favoring ruling party members.
APM has called for the resignation of the Corps Commandant and Field Commandant of Amotekun, demanding an apology to the affected applicants and the people of the state. The party insisted that the security outfit must remain apolitical to maintain public trust.
Neither the Osun State Government nor the leadership of Amotekun has responded to the allegations as of the time of this report.
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