Residents and advocacy teams in Kano State are urging Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to expedite the passage of the Violence Towards Individuals Prohibition (VAPP) Regulation.
In an open letter to the governor, Musa Abdullahi Sufi, Founder and Senior Imaginative and prescient Director of Sufi Innovation and Improvement Options (SIDES), emphasised the necessity for the regulation to handle the rising instances of gender-based violence (GBV) within the state.
Kano is the one state in Nigeria but to cultivate the VAPP Act, which was enacted on the federal stage in 2015 to supply authorized safety towards violence, together with home abuse, rape, and dangerous conventional practices.
Sufi famous that the absence of this regulation leaves victims, particularly girls and women, uncovered to abuse whereas permitting perpetrators to behave with out robust authorized penalties.
The letter cites examples from different states, comparable to Katsina, the place the domestication of the VAPP regulation has strengthened justice supply and raised consciousness about GBV.
It urges the governor to prioritize the invoice, contain stakeholders, and create public consciousness to make sure Kano gives sufficient safety for its residents.
Learn the letter beneath:
An Open Letter to the Governor of Kano State
Your Excellency, Dr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, Governor of Kano State, Nigeria
Pricey Sir,
The Want for the Speedy Passage of the Violence Towards Individuals Prohibition (VAPP) Regulation in Kano State
I write this letter with a deep sense of urgency as a involved advocate for the welfare and rights of the folks of Kano State, significantly its girls and women.
Your Excellency, it’s disheartening to notice that regardless of the enactment of the Violence Towards Individuals Prohibition (VAPP) Act on the nationwide stage in 2015, Kano State stays the one state in Nigeria but to cultivate this very important regulation or cross associated laws to handle violence towards girls, women, and susceptible teams.
This delay is making a dire vacuum that fosters impunity, delays justice, and leaves numerous victims with out sufficient safety. A Transient Historical past of the VAPP Regulation
The VAPP Act was handed on the federal stage in 2015 to handle the rising prevalence of Gender-Based mostly Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. It gives a complete framework for combating varied types of violence, together with home abuse, rape, sexual harassment, dangerous conventional practices, and financial abuse, whereas guaranteeing justice and rehabilitation for victims.
Through the years, nearly all Nigerian states have domesticated the regulation, leading to notable progress in addressing GBV, securing justice for victims, and deterring perpetrators.
Kano, as a state with a wealthy historical past of justice and ethical management, can not afford to be left behind. The Actuality in Kano State With out the VAPP Regulation
With out the VAPP regulation or related laws in Kano State:
1. Victims of Violence Are Left Unprotected: Ladies and women, who’re disproportionately affected, face growing vulnerability to rape, home violence, and different types of abuse with little or no authorized recourse.
2. Delayed Justice: Many instances of GBV linger in courts because of insufficient authorized provisions that particularly tackle these crimes.
