Nigeria has recorded 717 rapes cases between January and May this year, amounting to one rape every five hours.
The country’s police chief Mohammed Adamu described rape as a serious and wicked offence and urged Nigerians to report any case.
Speaking to journalists after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential palace in Abuja, the Police Chief said that 799 suspects have been arrested and 631 appeared in court.
But Mr Adamu did not speak about the sentences or number of convictions. Activists are concerned that not many trials result in someone being found guilty.
Some of the recent victims were allegedly murdered after being raped prompting a series of protests across Nigeria demanding action from the authorities and communities.
