Nigerian Judicial Council

The representatives say women have become endangered species and have moved to stop femicidal and homicidal acts in Nigeria The House of Representatives has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to establish special courts to exclusively handle homicide and femicide cases across Nigeria. According to data by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2023, 140 women and girls died daily in alleged femicide translating to one woman being murdered every...