I still stand on what I said, child rapists should be castrated- Florence Ita-Giwa

Senator Florence Ita-Giwa who was a special guest at a fund raising exhibition for Mirabel Centre, held at the British Council in Lagos last week, said that throwing child rapists into prison is not enough justice. The Senator who represented Cross River in the Senate said the best way is to cut off their genitals to ensure they do not use them again on other children. In reference to accounts shared by two rape survivors at the event, she said:

"The lady said she was happy that she got justice for her four-year-old daughter who was raped by two men but, in my mind, if I were a judge and a man is brought to court for raping a child, he will receive capital punishment. But I will say, 'don't kill him, rather llet him live his life in pain, let his organ be cut off'. He should not be allowed the pleasure of using that organ anymore. If the organ is not cut off, at the end of his term in prison, he will use it on other children. Fortunatel for them, I'm no longer in the Senate but I will find a way to get it into the chamber. This is the proper way to end the evil of rape in the society" she said. (Vanguard) 

Yesterday, April 23, Mrs Ita-Giwa shared two photos with the reports on her private Instagram page, reiterating her stand on the issue.  

"I still stand on what I said,Anyone who is capable of this Act,should be castrated. We need to start setting examples for a safer community, it might be your daughter next,Let's fight this menace together.  We have to take a stand on this. Say no to rape and let's do what we can to stop this menace in the society.  #FIG #SERVICETOHUMANITY #SAYNOTORAPE #PROTECTOURGIRLS #LETSPROTECTOURCHILDRENFROM" she wrote