Edulight- STUDENTS’ CORNER

Rape

Rape is defined as a sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration committed by a perpetrator against the victim without their consent. The word “Rape” originated from the Latin word “Rapere” which means to snatch, to grab and to carry off. Rape is one of the big challenges people face all over the world.

Rape is classified into groups and they are; Date rape, Incestual rape, marital rape, child sexual abuse and gang rape.

1.       Date Rape: It is also called Acquaintance rape. It is a type of rape committed by someone who knows the victim and Date Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA)whereby the perpetrator drugs the victim with date rape drug so that they are incapacitated.

2.       Gang Rape: This is when a group of people participate in the raping of a single victim.

3.       Marital Rape: This is the type of rape between married or defacto couples. Research has it that those go through it are stranger.

4.       Child Sexual Abuse Rape: This is the kind of rape, when committed by a teenager or an adolescent is referred to child-on-child sexual abuse but when committed by an adult is called incest and the victim suffer a long lasting trauma.

Since the existence of rape, there have been laws set up by lawmakers all over the world. In Nigeria, according to sexual offence Act 2005, “the brief must b reasonable and whether the brief is reasonable or not is to be determined having regards to A if B consent.

The effect of rape is enormous as the victim suffers a lot of things such as;

a)       Psychological trauma

b)       Unwanted pregnancy

c)       The victim will feel like committing suicide due to the pressure around

Punishment for rapist have been set up to help in minimizing this sinful act. In the past, the punishment for rape is death or castration but in this modern age it has been changed. In Nigeria, the punishment for offenders is imprisonment.

The preventive measures that can be taken by government or citizens to prevent this adulterous act are as follows;

1)       Public enlightenment in schools and various higher institution

2)       Creation of job opportunities can also reduce the massive report of rape

3)       Parents should make sure that they watch and monitor their children especially girls.

4)       The citizen can also help by reporting any case of rape or if you feel that a person should be a rapist. As it is, change begins with you.

Ughamadu winner, Hirose College, Ijesha, Surulere, Lagos State 

tongue twister: Thoughts

I thought a thought

But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought

I thought I thought I thought

If the thought I thought I thought had been

The thought I thought, I wouldn’t have

Thought so much.

Oluwashemilore EmmanueL, sumise nursery & primary school, surulere, lagos

Proverb

One good turn deserves another

A stitch in time saves nine

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Rome was not built in a day

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Fidausi abdul salam, the great joy int’l nursery & prmary school, idi-araba, mushin, lagos

story: faithfullness in little things

It was Monday morning, Olu a primary six pupil of Delent Nursery & Primary school in Lagos was in a commercial bus seated beside him was his younger sister Titi, a primary four pupil in the same school, other passengers in the bus had alighted at their various destinations.

Olu and his sister would soon alight from the next and last bus stop. As they alighted, Olu demanded for his balance from the driver who gave him N950 balance.

No! Olu said, my balance is N150, I gave you N200. Titi his sister confirmed it with a nod.

The driver who thought that it was Olu who gave him N1000 note was impressed. While the argument was on, one of the passengers who had earlier alighted ran to the driver demanding for his balance N950. The driver and other people around were surprised that a little boy of his age could be so faithful, after all, he would easily have collected the money and disappeared with the sister before the arrival of the actual owner of the balance.

Ocha Calista, mapestam nursery & primary school, ilasa, mushin, lagos.

joke: the lazy man

Man: Good morning sir, I can’t make it to the office today. I have cold, coughand catarrh. Please sir, kindly consider my health just like they always say sir, health is wealth. Thank you sir.

Wife: There is no food left in the house and you are busy here telling lies. Mr. cough, cold and catarrh have you forgotten that there is no food for lazy man?

Manasse mahunda, ECWA private school, lagos island, lagos