Women lawyers demand domestication of VAAP Act in Yobe Story from Sa'adatu MAINA, Damaturu The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Yobe Chapter, on Wednesday demanded the immediate domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act in the state. The VAPP Bill was passed by the state's House of Assembly on December 20, 2021, but is yet to be assented to by Gov. Mai Mala Buni. FIDA Chairperson in Yobe, Hajiya Altine Ibrahim, told journalists in Damaturu that the delay in domesticating the Act would hinder prosecution and conviction of sexual offenders. She...