Nigeria, March 25 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday condemned the reported sexual assaults against women during the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro, Delta State. It also called for the prosecution of the perpetrators.

In a press statement, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, described the incident as "unacceptable and the height of barbarism in the modern world."

"Any cultural practices that promote or tolerate sexual harassment are contrary to natural justice, equity, and good conscience, and therefore unacceptable in a modern democratic society."

Mr Ojukwu, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said there is "the need to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators and enablers of these acts, including f...