Following the rising cases of rape and child abuse in the country, the Speaker Taraba State House of Assembly, Dr. Joseph Kunini has vowed to make strict legislation to ensure that perpetrators are sufficiently dealt with and the victims kept from stigmatization.

The Speaker who spoke in an exclusive interview with newsmen in Jalingo said that the rate at which instances of rape, domestic violence, and child abuse were on the rise had become worrisome and called for actions from all and sundry to tackle the menace.

Kunini said that despite the domestication of child right act in the state and the fact that several other states were yet to domestic the act, the latest developments call for more actions especially in terms of strict legislation.

“I must say that the rising cases of rape and child right abuse in the country is most worrisome. This is such a barbaric act that should be condemned from all fronts because the psychological implications are far reaching and terribly devastating on the victims.

” For the perpetrators, it's just a moment of pleasure, if it can be termed pleasure, but for the victim, it is a lifetime of traumatic experience and memory. That is why I am already considering strict legislation that will ensure that those who chose to be this demonic are commensurately dealt with.

According to him, another angle that has been ignored over time and which i am considering seriously is the protection of victims, adding that most of the cases go unreported and unheard because the victims are afraid of talking for fear of stigmatization.

“We must also put in place legislation that will protect the integrity of victims and give them the moral courage to always owe up and report such cases” Kunini added.