Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi has advised that the Federal Government authorizes women to make use of stun guns and pepper spray to protect themselves from rapists.
This is one of the many reactions trailing the outbreak of rampant sexual harassment and molestation all over the place.
In the past week, social media was awash with conversations about rape as Nigerians called out alleged rapists and also called on the government to fish out the culprits of rape incidents reported during the week.
Two undergraduates, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a student of the University of Benin and Barakat Bello, a student of Institute of Agriculture, Research and Training, Ibadan were raped and murdered last week.
In a statement signed by his media, Alli Ibrahim, Oluwo reacted to the recent rape incidents by asking the government “to consider the legalisation of the use of stun guns and pepper spray by females as protective items.”
The monarch said,
“Many ladies were raped and killed. I’ve strong trust that the items, when approved for females will protect them against such an unjust treatment and return sanctity to our society."
