And it is written by Patricia Abokede, a child rights activist, child evangelist, mentor, life coach and public speaker.
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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu disclosed this Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital at the inauguration of the 18 newly appointed local government education secretaries.
Ademi-Akpeto made the condemnation while speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the occasion of the 2022 Children’s Day celebration.
Speaking exclusively with our reporter, she said that the sexual abuse by her relatives started when she was very young.
This was even as the secretariat declared zero tolerance against destitute, child abuse and street begging.
The defendants, of unknown addresses, are facing three counts bordering on child abuse.
Dr. Zahra’u Umar, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Kano.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, Anjuguri Manzah, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
Farinto said: “This training is geared towards making policies that affect women and children in the areas of health security, child survival, child rights and women’s rights because they are soft targets and are the most vulnerable in the society.
It was gathered that ACVPN received the report on Saturday about the girl’s condition from a concerned neighbour and quickly rushed to the scene at Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Olosha Bus Stop, from where they called the police.
This was revealed by the spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Sunday.
Iyamu made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview in Lagos.
The police charged Sanusi, who resides at 10, Sule Manager Street, off Iwo Road, Ibadan, with child abuse and conduct likely to breach the peace.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Faosat Sanni, in a statement in Ibadan on Friday, described the incident as an inhuman treatment meted out to an innocent child.
The command’s Spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, said in a statement in Awka on Monday that the suspect was arrested following a report made at the 3-3 Police Station, Onitsha.
Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye held that there was no direct evidence linking the defendant to the alleged crime to warrant a conviction.
The Spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Dutse.
The Magistrate, Dr. Olusegun Ayilara, ordered that the defendant to be remanded in custody due to the magnitude of the alleged offence and adjourned the case to June 17 for mentioned.
Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
Oluremi Adeleye, a 73-year-old nanny convicted of murder in the US for force-feeding a baby, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.