The Anambra Government has warned that anyone in the state who denies women or girls their rightful inheritance because of their gender could face up to four years in prison
The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, gave the warning in a letter addressed to the Nigeria Police and made available to journalists in Awka.
The Anambra Commissioner also directed the police to thoroughly investigate cases involving the denial of women and girls their inheritance rights and ensure that offenders are prosecuted.
Nweke said in the letter that depriving women of property inheritance on the basis of gender constitutes an offence under Section 22 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2017 of Anambra State.
The Commissioner urged the police to investigate all reported cases of gender-based disinheritance and forward the case files to his office for prosecution.
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