The Public Perception on Covid 19 and Rape Pandemic in Nigeria (a Case Study of Lagos State)

The Public Perception on Covid 19 and Rape Pandemic in Nigeria (a Case Study of Lagos State)

 

Abstract of The Public Perception on Covid 19 and Rape Pandemic in Nigeria (a Case Study of Lagos State)

This study examined public perception on the effect of covid-19 on rape pandemic in Nigeria.

Qualitative method was used in the study, which involves the use of secondary data for the source of information. The secondary sources was through journals, reports, articles, newspapers, treaties, textbooks and various statutes which would be obtained from online sources and as well as data from Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and Center for Women Affairs concerning rape cases.

The study revealed that; public perception on covid-19 ‘stay at home’ safety rules significantly influenced rape pandemic in Nigeria; there is a significance influence of Covid-19 ‘quarantine’ safety rule on Rape issues in Lagos State; measures to mitigate the issues arising out of rape pandemic positively relate to stay at home and quarantine safety rules in Lagos State.

The study concludes that; public perception has effect of covid-19 on rape pandemic in Nigeria. The study further recommended that; the Nigerian law on rape should be reviewed and strengthened in order to give it the desired outcome; government agencies should ensure that all women who have been subjected to violence, as well as rape, have access to redress, including compensation, rehabilitation and guarantees of non-repetition; all social institutions, parents, churches, civil societies, NGOs, and government institutions should as a matter of necessity and urgency provide qualitative sex education and guidance to the teeming Nigerian youths; the Ministry of Women Affairs, Civil Societies and NGOs should kick off an elaborate enlightenment campaigns against rape and rapists; female young teenagers hawking should be completely banned and prohibited; all rape victims should be showed much love and care in order to retrieve or boost their self-esteem.