Aisha Buhari Seeks Thorouch Probe Of Sex-For-Marks Cases

First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, called for thorough investigations of all sex-for-marks cases in the country.
She made the call at the 4th Edition of Voice of Women (VOW) Conference at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja.
She also urged for stiffer penalties for offenders in order to act as deterrence.
A statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the First Lady, Aliyu Abdullahi, reads, “She drew attention to the rampant cases of abuse, especially in institutions of learning as exposed by a recent BBC documentary, and called for a thorough investigation of all reported cases and overhauling of codes of conduct in Nigerian Institutions to accommodate stiffer consequences on offenders.”
At the event organized by Women Radio in conjunction with the Voice of Women Foundation, the First Lady was honoured as Woman of the Year 2019.
In her acceptance speech, Mrs. Buhari said the award would spur her to do more to protect, advocate for and defend Nigerian women and girls at all levels.
While declaring the conference open, Mrs. Buhari noted that Nigerian women are still far from where they want to be, but are also not where they used to be.