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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has signed the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Bill into law.
With this development, Kwara has exited the league of 19 states long criticised for not domesticating the key human rights law.
Until this signing, Kwara was one of the 19 states that have not domesticate the law which deals with domestic violence and other sociocultural and political issues such as genital mutilation, rape, unlawful restraint, spousal battery, attack with harmful substance, harmful widowhood practices, forced isolation or separation from family and friends, among others.
VAPP is cited as a law to eliminate violence in private and public life, promote maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders in the state and for other connected purposes.
The House had on September 28, under the leadership of Speaker Yakubu Danladi Salihu held a public hearing on the bill.
