This weekly update highlights the prevailing problem of sexual violence in the Niger Delta with special emphasis on sexual violation of children in Delta State. Data indicates an increase in incidents of sexual violence in the state, especially child sexual abuse. According to data (see map below), over 40 incidents of sexual violence were reported in Delta State between January 2016 and April 2020. Since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in late March 2020, there has been an upsurge in incidents of sexual violence in the state. In April 2020, for instance, a 16-year old girl was reportedly abducted and raped by two men in Asaba, Oshimili South LGA. In May, a teenage girl was reportedly raped and shot dead by robbers at her residence in Bomadi town. In a recent incident, on June 02, 2020, a 12-year old girl was reportedly drugged and raped by a 38-year old man in Sapele town. As recent trends indicate, more girls are being exposed to the risk of sexual abuses and other forms of violence as a result of prolonged school closures, confinement at home and other restrictive measures associated with the COVID-19 lockdown.
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