Sarah Jibril, the special adviser to the president on
ethics and moral values, has stated that indecent dressing by women is
an open invitation to assault or even rape.
According
to Nigerian Bulletin, Jibril expressed her opinion on March 23, in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
The special adviser stressed that indecent dressing, especially among the youths, was one of the reasons for numerous cases of rape and sexual harassment across the country. Moreover, she added that wearing revealing clothes might lead to such negative consequences as prostitution, armed robbery, lying, poor school grades, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
During the interview Jibril advised parents to be good moral examples to their children.
”Parents should monitor their children even though some of them try to dress decently at homes but when they go back to school especially those in the high institutions, they dress indecently. Parents, therefore, should monitor their children by ensuring that the clothing they take to school were properly checked and ensure that you ask your children questions and be close to them.
”Parents should not be too harsh or too strict to avoid scaring them away and anything that concerns them should not be taken for granted. Show them love and mentor them; more importantly, always pray for them for God`s guide and direction.
”Our religious leaders should always preach against indecent dressing. Such dressing is not African culture. We go round the states preaching to our youths telling them to be mindful of the kind of cloth they wear,” Jibril said.
The special adviser noted that her office was collaborating with relevant security agencies on the issue. According to her, the essence of their partnership is to ensure that those who dress indecently are corrected by the agency.
Meanwile, media sources almost everyday report cases of rape around the country. For example, on March 19 an 18-year-old girl was raped to death by her boyfriend in Abeokuta.
Sarah Jibril, the Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Moral Values
The special adviser stressed that indecent dressing, especially among the youths, was one of the reasons for numerous cases of rape and sexual harassment across the country. Moreover, she added that wearing revealing clothes might lead to such negative consequences as prostitution, armed robbery, lying, poor school grades, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
During the interview Jibril advised parents to be good moral examples to their children.
”Parents should monitor their children even though some of them try to dress decently at homes but when they go back to school especially those in the high institutions, they dress indecently. Parents, therefore, should monitor their children by ensuring that the clothing they take to school were properly checked and ensure that you ask your children questions and be close to them.
”Parents should not be too harsh or too strict to avoid scaring them away and anything that concerns them should not be taken for granted. Show them love and mentor them; more importantly, always pray for them for God`s guide and direction.
”Our religious leaders should always preach against indecent dressing. Such dressing is not African culture. We go round the states preaching to our youths telling them to be mindful of the kind of cloth they wear,” Jibril said.
The special adviser noted that her office was collaborating with relevant security agencies on the issue. According to her, the essence of their partnership is to ensure that those who dress indecently are corrected by the agency.
Meanwile, media sources almost everyday report cases of rape around the country. For example, on March 19 an 18-year-old girl was raped to death by her boyfriend in Abeokuta.
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