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Women have marched
through the streets of northern Nigeria's main city, Kano, to protest
against the "rising cases of rape".
BBC
Africa Live report continues:
The
demonstrators, who included lawyers and religious leaders, demand
that the authorities do more to protect young children and ensure
that culprits are brought to justice.
About
30 cases of rapes are reported weekly in the state, lawyer Husaina Aliyu
Ibrahim told me.
A
mother of a 13-year-old says her daughter is still suffering from trauma
and psychological stigma since she was raped by a 35-year-old man last
January.
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The
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, who is an influential Muslim leader in
northern Nigeria, recently suspended a district head for allegedly having
an affair with a 13-year-old girl and infecting her with HIV/Aids.
The government says
it supports the campaign to end rape.
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