Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Hajiya Binta Bello, has called for stricter penalties for rape to serve as a deterrent.
Bello made this demand during the close-out event of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law implementation in Cross River yesterday, organised by Stand to End Rape.
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Bello, who was represented by Head of Operations, NAPTIP, Cross River Command, Mr Jacob Oba, emphasised that rape was a heinous crime against humanity.