By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has appealed to Nigerians not to blame the victims of sexual abuse for their predicament.
The vice president also pointed out that the victims were not the architects of their fate especially by their attitude, dressing or willingness to be in a compromising place with their violators.
His words: “The victim must always be seen as the victim and not to be blamed.
“There cannot be an excuse, especially given the power configuration between students and lecturers, that the victim could have somehow invited the abuse upon themselves. I think it is an important consideration to be made and we must not allow that notion to persist.”
He stated this on Wednesday at a webinar on Anti-Sexual Harassment titled, “Finding Safe Spaces for Female Students in Nigerian Universities”, organized by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
