Activists lament rising incidences of child sexual abuse

Tuesday ,14 April, 2015

Lagos - Three human rights groups on Friday in Lagos raised the alarm over the increasing rate in child sexual abuse in the country and called for collaborative efforts to curb the menace.

The groups told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that sexual abuse of minors should be a cause for concern to us all.

Ifeyinwa Awagu, Secretary, Foundation for African Cultural Heritage (FACH), described child sexual abuse as a form of child abuse in which an adult used a child for sexual stimulation.

Awagu said that the law did not provide adequate time to prosecute offenders.

She said that lack of forensic evidence, inability of parents to allow their wards to testify and social stigma were the major constrains in prosecuting offenders.