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The federal government has been advised to establish special courts for rape cases and other sexual offences to fast track prosecution and conviction of culprits, Daily Trust reports.

        The call was made in Abuja on Wednesday, December 4 at the 5th Network Meeting of Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARCs) in Nigeria Conference organised by the British Council. At the event, the manager, aAccess to Justice for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), RoLAC, Ms. Priscilla Ankut, spoke on the topic: “A Sexual Offender’s Register as a public safety tool.” She stated that: “A specialized court to try rape cases and other sexual offences would make the prosecution of sexual offenders faster.” On his part, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, described sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as a global pandemic requiring fundamental and coordinated action that would guarantee the safety and security of vulnerable women and children across the world.