The reality of child abuse

Rape and Defilement

A total of 142 primary and junior secondary school girls have been impregnated in this country, through defilement in a period slightly over a year from April 2015 (Dow, 2016). In another report, the number of child rape cases were said to be a daily occurrence in local courts from even as far back as 2012 (Edwin, 2012). According to the report, perpetrators were reported to include fathers, stepfathers, uncles and cousins, who were naturally expected to protect the children.