Yemisi Izuora
The president of Women Arise a notable advocacy group Joe Okei-Odumakin has decried rise of domestic violence against women in the country.
The Human Rights Activist in an interview with Oriental News Nigeria in Lagos said her group is actively engaging government to see how the crime would be brought to a stop.
She said though there have been commendable move by government to address the issue, however there is the need to step up action to substantially stop the worrisome crime.
According to her, all arms of government, the judiciary, executive and the national assembly should do more because the rate at which violence is increasing now is worrisome, and we must do all we can in ensuring that we bring it to an end and eradicate it in our system.
Speaking on the chibok girls, she said its 605 days that the chibok girls have been taken, a day in the den of terrorism is more than a thousand years, government must put more efforts in the rescue of these girls because one day that they spend with terrorist is jeopardising their lives and there future, government should do more to bring those girls home.
She however expressed optimism on their release. “I don’t want to develop goose pimples, so am still optimistic that the girls will be reconciled with there parents soon”.