A judge of the Rivers State High Court, JUSTICE EBERECHI WIKE on Tuesday advocated for the amputation of people found guilty of defiling minors.
Justice WIKE, who is the wife of the immediate past Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE , stated this on the sidelines of the 2nd National Conference of Family Court Judges, Magistrates, and other Family Court Practitioners in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
She insisted that the current punishment on sex offenders is not drastic enough, adding that the move will deter sexual offenders from molesting minors.
Justice WIKE harped on the need for the society to step up punishments for people who defile children beyond life imprisonment or a 14-year jail term.
She submitted there is no better thing than having a legislation that will ensure whatever part of the body used on a child while defiling the child, that part should be cut off, be it finger, mouth or even private part.
The event which is themed ‘Repositioning Child Justice Administration In Nigeria’ seeks to find ways of protecting the rights of children in the country.
The annual conference started from Monday, October 23 and will end on Thursday, October 26 with the hope that the brainstorming sessions will produce progressive methodologies for child rights protection.