Nigeria has launched its first National Sexual Offenders Register, setting up a database of those convicted for sexual violence in a move seen as an important step towards clamping down on abuse.
The “Sexual Offender Register” will contain the names of all those prosecuted for sexual violence since 2015.
At the launch in the capital, Abuja, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, said “the register will serve as a strategy to stop those engaged in violence against women”.
Nigeria’s sexual offenders register will be available online to better help the public, state bodies and police conduct background checks and identify notorious offenders.
