Akwa Ibom Assembly demands speedy prosecution of Rape/Defilement perpetrators

Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo
Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly has decried the upsurge in rape and defilement as well as other cases of gender-based violence in the state in recent times.
The House, therefore, directed the state ministry of justice to pursue more vigorously and speedily the prosecution of perpetrators of rape, defilement and other Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the State.
The assembly also urged the ministry to consider bail opposition, and also reje