FG to rapists: We will go tough on you

The Federal Government has resolved to henceforth take decisive actions against rapists.

The decision was reached at the Wednesday meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

The council took the decision after deliberating on a memo presented by the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on the increasing cases of rape across the country.

Protests have been holding across the country following serial cases of rape.

Vera Omozuwa, a 22-year-old student, was reported to have been raped and killed in a church in Benin City recently. Punch