‘Anyone guilty of rape should be sentenced to death by hanging’— Tonto Dikeh states


Veteran Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh, has continued to condemn the alleged inhuman act of Baba Ijesha who was accused of raping a minor 7 years ago and attempted to defile her again few weeks back.

For Dikeh, a single mum of one, rapists should either face the death penalty or be castrated.

“I believe that any person found guilty of rape should be sentenced to death either by hanging, firing squad, lethal injection or electrocution. I would also recommend castration. Rape cases and sexual molestations have become the order of the day, and the victims are not getting enough justice. Most of these perpetrators still walk freely,” she told Saturday Beats.

The Rivers State born filmmaker also urged victims to be vocal about their plights. She added, “Yes, we can eradicate rape and work towards zero tolerance. Firstly, we need to speak out against the root causes. Rape culture festers when we buy into ideas of masculinity that see violence and dominance as ‘strong’ and ‘manly’, and when women and girls are less valued. It is also underpinned by victim-blaming—an attitude that suggests a victim, rather than the perpetrator, bears responsibility for an assault. When discussing cases of sexual violence, a victim’s sobriety, clothes and sexuality are irrelevant. Instead, we need to counter the idea that men and boys must obtain power through violence and question the notion of sex as an entitlement. The law on rape should be amended and its definition expanded”

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