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This essay focuses on the offence of rape with respect to the position of the law under the violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 which states that the offence of rape has gone beyond only men being capable of committing the offence of rape. The medium through which rape can be committed is the vagina, mouth and anus which is unlike the position of the law under the Criminal Code Act, Child Rights Act, Criminal Laws of Lagos State and the Penal Code which states that the offence of rape could only be committed through penetration of the vagina. Also, section 1(1)(a) of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act
provides that the penis is not the only instrument of rape. The instruments of rape includes objects, such as, pens, pencils and dildos. This project expands the o fence of rape under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 and is to the aim that the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) should be domesticated by every states in Nigeria and the definition of the offence of rape should be amended in various legislations which defines the offence of rape
provides that the penis is not the only instrument of rape. The instruments of rape includes objects, such as, pens, pencils and dildos. This project expands the o fence of rape under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 and is to the aim that the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) should be domesticated by every states in Nigeria and the definition of the offence of rape should be amended in various legislations which defines the offence of rape
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