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Nigeria Declares 'State of Emergency' on Rape

Group of men known as Men Against Rape hold all-male awareness walk against rape, sexual and gender-based violence at Ikeja in Lagos, Nigeria on June 11, 2020.

(Photo by Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nigeria Declares 'State of Emergency' on Rape

The announcement comes after public outcry over a spate of recent killings of young women in the country.