Tokunbo Ogunsami
A NON-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Badagry, Lagos State, the Supreme Family Entertainment International Initiative (SFEII), has protested against rapists.
It collaborated with others such as the Centre for Positive Health Organisation (CEPHO), Glorious Foundation, Jessy Foundation, Hope for All, Sweet Blossom, Royal Zion, Calvary Voice, Ability in Disability, Asabi Foundation, Amazing Grace, Destiny, KC Foundation, Glover and Touching Lives to condemn rapists.
Speaking during the protest held at Badagry Roundabout, SFEII Chief Executive Officer Mrs. Joyce Andrew said: “To the rapists, it’s just five minutes enjoyment, but to the victims, it is eternal agony.
“We appeal to youths, especially men that they should be careful and calm.
“We also urge parents to train their daughters to wear decent clothes, to avoid being raped.”
She advised the Federal Government to empower jobless youths, to prevent them from getting frustrated, which might lead to crimes.
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CEPHO Director Ms. Kadiri Oluseyi enjoined mothers to train their children in sex education.
Said she: “Sex education should be taught from the age of 10. Children should be educated by their parents to know their body parts.
“Don’t leave your daughters in the custody of male relations or neighbours.”
The protesters later trooped to the Badagry Local Government secretariat where they were addressed by the Coordinator, Badagry Women Development Forum (BWDF), Mrs. Sewede Pot-Balogun.
She said the organisation, in collaboration with Real Act of Kindness (RAK), recently protested against rapists in Badagry.
SFEII Legal Adviser Mr. Clifford Nwokoro said rape was a crime against humanity.
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