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If the rapist is a woman, the fallopian tube will be cut before the death sentence is carried out, according to The New York Times. The governor of Kaduna signed the new law last Wednesday.
Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai said the new law was necessary to protect children from serious crime in the future.
However, it has not yet been explained why a person sentenced to death for child rape should be left powerless.
Many Nigerian citizens have welcomed the harsh punishments law, as the number of rape cases has risen alarmingly. Although critics say the law is welcomed by the people, it is not in line with the Nigerian constitution. It is also feared that the law could reduce the number of rape cases.
The new law provides for life in prison and impotence if convicted of raping someone over 14 years of age.
Kaduna is the only country in West Africa that has such severe punishment for rape. However, in some more areas, sterilization is introduced as a punishment for rape.
In brutal cases of rape in the Czech Republic, the perpetrator may voluntarily undergo surgery to castrate himself. Many states in the United States have provisions for drug sterilization, but not permanent sterilization. In Indonesia, euthanasia was approved in 2016 through drugs.
Earlier this week, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan also called for the same punishment to be imposed on rapists and child sex offenders.
Although Imran believes that the rapist should be sentenced to death. But he fears that the death penalty could damage Pakistan’s trade relations with the European Union.
Approximately 2 million women and children are raped in Nigeria each year. This information was provided by the country’s Ministry of Women last December.
The latest report from last June said the number had tripled in the coronavirus epidemic. As a reason, it is reported that women and children under house arrest are more likely to be raped in confinement to prevent an epidemic.
Violence against women and children has increased in confinements around the world.
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