Chaplain of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State, Rev. Fr. Anthony Afariogun, says decent dressing by male and female will reduce rape and defilement in Nigeria.
Afariogun spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in reaction to a spike in the number of sexual crime in the country.
The Catholic priest particularly called on mothers to ensure that their children make decent dressing a lifestyle.
“Mothers are the first teachers and must train, discipline and bring up children very well, encouraging them to dress decently to avoid exposing themselves to danger – rape.
“Sexual molestation is getting too much and happening to both girls and boys.
“Sometimes, revealing dressing that exposes sensitive parts gives them away to the perpetrators.
“The Bible advises us in the book of Proverbs to train a child in the way he should go so that when he is old, he will not depart from it,” he said.
According to him, some people commit rape in order to feel big or get promotion in a cult, and they can go the extra mile to kill their victims to cover up the track.
The cleric added that some men would lack self-control after seeing any sensitive part of a woman or even girl.
“I give awards every month to girls who dress well in my parish to encourage them to be modest,” Afariogun added.
He called on religious organisations to emphasise decent dressing and condemn rape through preaching, youth programmes and seminars.
