“Gender Based Violence has become a pandemic,” Mohammed said.
“That of Bauchi, unfortunately, I understand after sometimes through the Ministry of Justice that we have pardoned some serial rapists, we have messed up with our women folks. It is not our wish to do that.
“Had it been I was aware of that, we wouldn’t have done that. He would have served his full jail term. I didn’t know, I wouldn’t have appended my signature.”
Mohammed, however, vowed to go tough on sexual offenders.
The State House of Assembly had in June passed into law Violence Against Person Prohibition (VAPP), which was subsequently signed by the governor.
Mohammed has also ordered for attachment of the Committee to the Office of the First Lady for effective operation. The Committee consists of; female legal practitioners, Police and other civil society organisations.
