Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has
engaged the services of Taekwondo professionals to train young girls on the
sport for self defence against rapists.
Mrs Betty Akeredolu
Mrs Akeredolu said this on Friday, when she delivered a
letter to the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ondo State, Mr Undie Adie, to
express her displeasure over the rising incidents of rape in the state.
The governor’s wife was on the visit to Adie’s office over
the rape of a student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, by soldiers
at the Ikare/Akungba road checking point last week.
She vowed not to treat the issue of rape in the state with
levity.
She appealed to the Police to ensure that the perpetrators
were treated as criminals by prosecuting them accordingly, for violating a
civilian.
According to her, soldiers are supposed to be protectors of
civilians, but this incidence has proven that Ondo women are not safe with
anyone, hence, the need to equip them with Taekwondo skills for self-defence.
She noted that if the case of a soldier in army uniform
raping a woman was brought to the fore and perpetrators made to face the full
wrath of the law, it would serve as a deterrent to others.
Mrs Akeredolu, who disclosed that she had earlier scheduled
a One Million Woman Protest Against Rape in Army Uniform for Thursday,
explained that she decided to suspend it so that political distractors would
not capitalise on that to cause confusion.
Responding, the CP assured her that the case would be
treated with all seriousness, adding that the Police have not been taking the
issue of rape lightly.
Adie assured her that as soon as the Army Commander
transferred the suspects to his command, they would be charged to court
immediately.
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