Concern is mounting in Akwa Ibom over the rising cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV), with the state governor, Udom Emmanuel pledging his administration’s readiness to partner with security agencies to bring perpetrators to justice.
Men are daily reported to be molesting young ladies even in a broad day light.
Udom, who addressed journalists during a media parley said it was brought to his attention that four men walking the street in Uyo, the state capital, grabbed a young girl and took her to a house where they raped her repeatedly.
According to the governor, this is something that is unheard of, to forcefully grab a girl in a broad day light, adding that it was the height of irresponsibility which could not be tolerated.
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The governor added that the good thing about the incident was that three of the perpetrators had been arrested explaining that security agencies were on the trail of the other suspect.
The governor’s observation came less than three weeks after his wife, Martha made a similar remark in Mkpat Enin during the grand women empowerment organised by a socio cultural group, Mboho Uforo Mkpat Enin.
“We have so many cases of rape, children are being defiled, the most painful is that of fathers defiling their daughters, I will keep on sounding this warning until this nonsense stops,’’ she said.
The governor’s wife urged mothers not to allow their female children to be alone adding that her office will continue to prosecute suspects to serve as a deterrent to others.
