Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti
The Ekiti State Government on Thursday named and shamed a 23-year-old convicted rapist, Ajewole Filani, by pasting his name and photograph in public places.
Filani, formerly residing in Ikere-Ekiti and serving life imprisonment at the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Ado-Ekiti, was convicted for the rape of a 23-year-old lady.
The names and photographs of the convict were pasted on billboards in prominent public spaces in Ikere-Ekiti and the council headquarters and uploaded on the website of the Ministry of Justice.
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In a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Olawale Fapohunda, the government said the initiative was part of the proactive measures to stem the tide of violence against children and women.
Fapohunda, who lamented the incessant cases of rape in the state, said the government was ready to go against all odds to prevent the state from being tagged a thriving land for violence against women and girl-child.
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