The federal government says women who protect husbands that molest their children would also be charged with negligence.
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, who made the statement, emphasised that the government will no longer tolerate mothers preventing legal action against those who molest their children.
She added that the government’s primary concern is the well-being of the child, saying that mother should not protect their husbands from legal consequences.
Kennedy-Ohanenye made the statement in Abuja at a one day awareness creation programme on using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to address Gender Based Violence (GBV), organised by the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development.
She said her ministry is fighting for the establishment of mobile courts all over the country to fight cases if GBV and added that the President is in support because he is a he for she.
She noted: “Now we can fight for the establishment of mobile courts to help fight GBV and the President is supporting it. Women should not take the advantage of this establishment to start causing trouble or maltreating our men but give peace a chance.
“As Women we also say no to violence and no to molestation. For instance, not only would men who molest their children be taken to court but the mothers would also be charged for negligence, we would no longer tolerate mothers whose children have been molested saying they don’t want their husbands to be taken to court because our interest is in the child.
