The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has expressed deep concern over disturbing reports from Ozoro in Delta State, where women were allegedly subjected to sexual assault and harassment during activities linked to a local festival in Isoko North.  In a Press Statement signed by Ahmed Lawan Danbazau, Head, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Women Affairs and made available to the media, it stated that, "These reports, which have been widely described in public discourse as reflecting elements of “rape culture,” are deeply disturbing, unacceptable, and contrary to all norms of human dignity, public safety, and the rule of law. "No cultural or traditional practice can justify or excuse sexual violence in any form. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP Act) provide clear protections: Section 1 prohibits all forms of violence, Section 14 criminalizes harmful traditional practic...