Osun: Ministry of Justice open for free legal services on female gender violation – Titiloye

By Sunday Oguntuyi, Osogbo

The Director, Commercial and Legal Drafting, Osun State Ministry of Justice, Barrister Kayode Titiloye has reiterated the resolve of the ministry to render free legal services for residents of the state on gender-based violence and Female Genital Mutations, (FGM).

Titiloye stated this on Wednesday, in Osogbo, Osun State capital at the media dialogue on amplifying to end female gender mutilation in Nigeria organized by Hacey Health Initiative.

According to him, the ministry of Justice is ready to collaborate with the all the stakeholders at the local government level to address many issues that bothered on gender-based violence and female genital mutilations.

Titiloye charged journalists to do their best in ensuring promotion and sensitisation about free legal services in the interest of the masses.

He stressed that, the ministry is open for those who have been victimized, abused or cut with FGM.

Titiloye however, charged the media personnel in the state to protect human rights by promoting the law of people’s right.

The director lauded the Hacey Health Initiative for their efforts to ending the
Female Genital Mutations, (FGM) in Osun state.

According to him, “We have a whole department at the Ministry of Justice open 24/7 to complain with immediate action. If anybody has a complain on FGM and even on gender-based violence the moment it get to the Ministry of Justice action begins and it not at your cost, you will not pay for legal services because its the involvement of the state government.

“I want to encourage journalists to get people aware because you find out that the victims are indigents and vulnerable. This is not only a gender promoted robbery, it’s also an abuse the economic circumstance of people at the lower cadre of society.”he added

Speaking, the programme manager of
Hacey Health Initiative, Oluwatomi Olunuga said that the Health Initiative commenced the stop cut project 2020 with stakeholders in the state as regard the protection of the women and girls on FGM.

Olunuga said that the Initiative has worked with the House of assembly, community leaders , some Non governmental organization and traditional rulers to ensure people aware about the effect of the FGM in the state.

She stressed that the Initiative has able to organized capacity building for NGO on their alliance for the sustainability of the programme in state.

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