Justice Eberechi Wike Pushes For Amputation Of People Found Guilty Of Defiling Minors

Jaiyeorie November 08, 2023

#jaiyeorie Eberechi Wike, a judge on the Rivers State High Court and the former first lady of Rivers state, has argued for the amputation of those found guilty of defiling minors.

This was said by Mrs. Wike on Tuesday, October 24, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, during the 2nd National Conference of Family Court Judges, Magistrates, and Other Family Court Practitioners Channels TV reports.

The 51-year-old mother of three insisted that the current punishment isn’t drastic enough, adding that the move will deter sexual offenders from molesting minors.

According to the judge, the society should step up punishments for people who defile children beyond life imprisonment or a 14-year jail term. In her words:

“We should do much more. I think we should do something that will be really drastic, that will make them think twice before they do that.

I cannot think of anything better than having legislation that whatever part of your body you use on a child while defiling the child, that part should be cut off.

If it is your finger, if it is your mouth, if it is your private part. I think men will take it more seriously when you come up with such legislation. I hope a man in the House of Reps or Senate sponsors a bill like that.”

The event which is themed ‘Repositioning Child Justice Administration In Nigeria’ is seeking to find ways of protecting the rights of children in the country.