Ogun State House of Assembly will ensure that the Ninth Legislature and other States’ Legislatures
collaborate with the National Assembly towards having a uniformed legal framework, to ensure more 
stringent punishments to curb the menace of rape in the society.
The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo stated this while addressing the State Chapter of National Council of Women Societies of Nigeria, led by Mrs. Aishat Adeyiga, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-mosan, Abeokuta.
He decried the effect of rape on the victims, especially women and the girl- child in the society, justifying the basis for the review of the existing laws in line with the current realities, with a call for sustained campaigns against drug abuse by the youth, as well as more advocacy and orientation for young girls, especially on the need to avoid indecent dressing.
Commending the association for its commitment towards putting in place measures against rape, Oluomo added that high rate of drug abuse and intake of other harmful substances in the society, remained a major contributor to the menace.
Earlier in her speech, Mrs. Adeyiga said the association had decided to join their counterparts in the 36 States of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory to convey their unalloyed support for death and capital punishment for rapists as deterrent to others, adding that aside rape victims, mostly babies and old women being used for ritual purposes, the dastardly act often led to long-lasting psychological and physical trauma.
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