Child sexual abuse in Nigeria
Child sexual abuse in Nigeria is an offence under several sections of chapter 21 of the country's criminal code.[1][2] The age of consent is 18.[3]
UNICEF reported in 2015 that one in four girls and one in ten boys in Nigeria had experienced sexual violence before the age of 18.[4] According to a survey by Positive Action for Treatment Access, over 31.4 percent of girls there said that their first sexual encounter had been rape or forced sex of some kind.[5]
The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development reported that 1,200 girls had been raped in 2012 in Rivers, a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria.[5][6]
According to UNICEF, six out of ten children in Nigeria experience emotional, physical or sexual abuse before the age of 18, with half experiencing physical violence.[4][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chapter 21: Offences against morality", Criminal Code Act, Chapter 77, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Rising cases of rapes". Vanguard Newspaper. 17 January 2014.
- ^ Ben Ezeamalu, "Fact check: Nigeria's Sexual Offences Bill stipulates 18 years, not 11 years, as age of consent", Premium Times, 30 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Release of the findings of the Nigeria Violence Against Children Survey", UNICEF Nigeria, 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b Is’haq Modibbo Kawu (23 May 2013). "Nigeria’s troubling epidemic of rapes", Vanguard.
- ^ "Hoodlums rape 1,200 girls in Rivers", Vanguard, 27 February 2013.
- ^ Chris Stein (10 September 2015). "UN: Child Abuse Prevalent in Nigeria". Voice of Nigeria.
Further reading[edit]
- Ojoma Akor (22 June 2012). "Nigeria: How to Prevent Your Children From Sexual Abuse". Allafrica.com. (subscription required)
- Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, 2013, Abuja, Nigeria, and Rockville, MD, United States: NPC and ICF International, June 2014.
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