By Folake Oye
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has set up an action committee to combat sexual violence against women through the mobile courts.
This is contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed in Osogbol.
The statement said the setting up of the committee was in line with the decisions reached between the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and the state government to combat sexual violence through mobile courts and other measures.
According to the statement, the governor, during a visit to the Minister of Women Affairs in Abuja, affirmed his commitment to the immediate implementation of the resolution of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum for the establishment of mobile courts.
The statement said the court would be dedicated to addressing issues of sexual and gender-based violence, and child abuse in the form of street begging.
It also said that the governor had also directed the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to prepare an executive order to free all unjustly incarcerated women in the state.
According to the governor, the Justice Ministry will compile a list of affected women across the state to be granted executive pardon in furtherance of protection of women’s rights.
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