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December 21, 2019
Sexual Abuse: Federal Government To Fully Implement SexOffender Register
The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen says the SexOffender Register will be fully implemented to protect girls and women fromsexual abuse.
She gave this assurance when she took a tour of the NationalCentre for Women Development, NCWD, in Abuja.
The Minister, who decried the rising cases of women abuse inthe country, also held an interactive session with members of staff of thecentre. She added that any sex offender that is found wanting will face thewrath of the law.
Tallen also assured the centre of the ministry’s support,while urging the centre to collaborate with the National Bureau of Statistics,NBS,  to gather data on women, whichwould aid in the planning and execution of projects that would empower morewomen.
On her part, the Centre’s Director General, Mary Ekpere-Etasaid the centre is set to establish zonal training centres in all the sixgeo-political zones to it build the capacity of rural women in the country.
She explained that establishing the zonal offices wouldenable the centre reach out to more women in all the local government areas,increase the number of beneficiaries of various skills acquisition, as well asreduce the cost implications of training.