The Nigerian Government has initiated moves to effectively tackle rising cases of rape and other forms of gender based violence in schools across the country with the launch of the ‘Standard Operating Procedure for the Prosecution of Perpetrators of School-Related Gender-Based Violence Cases’. The Standard Operating Procedure was developed by the Federal Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education. The project was funded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. According to UNESCO, School-Related Gender-Based Violence, SR…