Title: Causes and Consequences Of Rape In Nigeria: Prospects And Challenges
Authors: ZORAI MARK, SAMUEL STEPHEN, BONZENADAUDA CLETUS, TARU FRIDAY JULIUS
Volume: 9
Issue: 7
Pages: 221-225
Publication Date: 2025/07/28
Abstract:
Rape is the act of forcefully having sex with someone against their will. Others have defined rape as a sexual penetration by one person against another person without the consent of the victim. However victims of rape have no age limit as babies and the aged are vulnerable to this menace. Interestingly 90% of victims of rape are female. Rape is a denial of women self-preservation; it is the intrusion of their privacy, it is an inhuman and violent act. Rape victims are usually ashamed, humiliated, afraid, and there is little or no law to protect them. Even the law enforcement officers that are meant to protect these victims also assault them in different ways, even sexually. Aims of this essay are to examine the causes and consequences of Rape in Nigeria.