Ekiti: Governor's Wife Unveils Centres For Sexual Assault Victims

On Thursday, Bisi Fayemi the wife of the Ekiti State Governor unveiled more Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) for victims of sexual assault.

While unveiling the centres in Ikole-Ekiti and Ikere-Ekiti, Fayemi laid emphasis on how important it is for community dwellers to expose violators of sexual assault laws no matter how highly placed.

She also mentioned that Gender Based Violence, (GBV), especially sexual assault would not be tolerated in the state, assuring that anyone found culpable would not be spared.

According to her, the centres were established to provide free services for survivors in the area of medical assistance, legal, psychological, and law enforcement, among others.

Also speaking, Dr Oyebanji Filani, the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Dr Adebimpe Aderiye, expressed their appreciation to the governor’s wife for her support for victims.

They added that the centres would serve the North and South senatorial districts where they were located, noting that traumatised students are adequately provided for in the arrangement of the facilities.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN), dignitaries at the inauguration include: Deputy Governor-elect, Chief Monisade Afuye, Wife of Ekiti  Governor-elect,  Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, among others

Others are Deputy Governor-elect, Chief Monisade Afuye, Wife of Ekiti  Governor-elect,  Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, among others.