The federal government have been called upon to establish mobile courts to try sexual offenders to fast-track prosecution.
Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, stated this during a conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of
Women Affairs in Nigeria in Abuja.
The
conference was organised by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Phase
II Programme and funded by the European Union through the International
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
Ohaneye said
her ministry was engaging traditional rulers to educate their subjects on the
need to end violence against women and children.
She
disclosed that the ministry would launch an integrity group to monitor funds
and grants dedicated to empowering women.
Head of
Programmes, International IDEA, Danladi Plang, said the conference was
organised to bring to attention some of the key challenges that women, children
and persons with disabilities in Nigeria faced in their quest for justice.
Plang, while
noting that the victims of sexual violence face challenges in accessing
justice, said there is need to draw attention to their challenges and grant them
opportunities to access justice.