Hon. Magdalene Ohenhen, the Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, has revealed the increased rate of rape and incest in the state.
This was made known during a protest by the Brave Heart Initiative for Youth and Women (BHI) led by Lady Grace Osakue, yesterday.
The protest was created as a way to seek justice for 17-year-old Gift Alonge whose father impregnated her. According to report, the young girl was first impregnated in 2017 by her biological father, Jacob Alonge, and later in 2018.
“It’s a very sad situation. Edo State is becoming something else, and the earlier we stop it, the better for us. It is becoming a normal thing in Edo State for men to impregnate their own daughters,” the commissioner said.
Ohenhen cited another case saying;
“It is time we stopped all these. Edo State forbids it, it is a taboo. We are begging Edo men to stop sleeping with their daughters, it is an abomination.”
