As the spotlight on rape continues to intensify, Adamawa State has revealed that 299 cases of rape had been reported in the last five months.
This revelation was made by the manager of Adamawa State Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Dr Usha Saxena, on Tuesday in Yola, the state capital in a media chat with journalists.
Saxena added, that the rise of rape cases in the state was alarming and the current cases were from those with courage to report to the authorities, while others weren’t reported for fear of stigmatisation.
Manager of Adamawa State Sexual Assault Referral Center, Dr Usha Saxena, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Yola, the state capital, while speaking with journalists.
She said, “Many parents shy away from reporting sexual assault on their daughters for fear of stigmatisation.
“And because of this, the girls are exposed to asexually transmitted diseases.”
