Over 4,000 cases of rape and other violent acts against women have been recorded in Kano State in the last five years by the WARAKA Sexual Assault Referral Centre, SARC, in Kano State alone.
This
was made public by the Chairman SARC Steering Committee, Sanusi Aliyu
Yakasai, at a press conference for the commemoration of 16 days of
activism for elimination of Gender Based Violence Kano State.
The
event was in collaboration with the GBV Response Team, Free Legal Aid
Service Providers and also in partnership with Rule of Law and
Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme.
“Since inception the centre has recorded over 4,000, and still
counting, cases of sexual violence mostly against young children below
the age of 13 years.
“Kano’s growing population, which has made it
cosmopolitan, increase the tendencies of exposing the most vulnerable
members of the society, comprising women and girls, to the risk of being
abused.
