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  • NHRC records 229 SGBV cases in Adamawa – Official

    NHRC records 229 SGBV cases in Adamawa – Official

    The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Adamawa, says it has recorded 229 cases of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) between January and Nov. 22, 2022.

    The NHRC Acting Coordinator in the state, Grace Mamza disclosed this to newsmen in Yola on Wednesday.

    Mamza said the Commission recorded 262 cases of human right violations, adding the major violations during the period under review include parental neglect, domestic violence, unlawful arrest and detention as well as entitlement and inheritance.

    “About 90 per cent of the cases recorded are SGBV for neglect and abandoning children by parents.

    “Others include unlawful arrests, detention, domestic violence and right to inheritance,” she said.

    According to her, the cases being reported are increasing due to the awareness creation by the Commission, hence people are now coming to seek redress.

    The Commission, she said, would scale up sensitisation, advocacy and other activities during the 16 days of activism to mark the 2022 International Day for elimination of violence against women.

    She urged stakeholders to double efforts in the fight against SGBV in the state.

    Mamza also called on the public to understand that rights violation was offensive and advised them to report such cases to the Commission or other authorities for mediation and action against violators.

    The coordinator further advised parents to take responsibility and watch over their children.

  • SGBV, human trafficking: NAPTIP partner FCT UBEB

    The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has partnered with FCT Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB), on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases.

    The partnership was signed at the opening session of a two-day capacity building workshop for FCT public junior secondary school counsellors, on Wednesday and also involved information on human trafficking cases.

    The Director-General of NAPTIP, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, who declared the workshop open, said that counsellors and teachers play crucial roles in nurturing children to maturity.

    Waziri-Azi said that violence against persons covers every aspect of society, hence teachers and counsellors must be vigilant.

    He said that there are laws guiding all forms of violence in the country.
    He, however, expressed concern that most people, including teachers and counsellors, were not conversant with them, which necessitated the training.

    “You have to listen to children when they complain of a violation of their rights.
    “As counsellors, I want to encourage us to play our role to reduce violence in society.
    “You have to take your job seriously and be sensitive to the complaint of the children,” Waziri-Azi said.

    The NAPTIP boss gave assurance that the agency would treat all reported cases of SGBV and trafficking by teachers and counsellors with great confidentiality.

    He called on the participants to strive to be conversant with the provisions of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, 2015.

    Also, the Director of Training and Manpower Development, NAPTIP, Mr Arinze Orakwe, urged the participants to pay close attention to the training for more impact.

    Orakwe said that counsellors and teachers occupy a critical position in intelligent sharing, data gathering and others toward child protection.

    He said that NAPTIP was doing its best to enforce the law against trafficking in person and SGBV.
    According to him, counsellors and teachers are needed to complement the efforts of the agency to win the fight against the menace.

    Orakwe said that the participants were needed to help spread the message against the crimes to FCT schools.
    The Director of Junior Secondary Schools, FCT UBEB, Hajia Rahmatu Nusa, thanked NAPTIP for the training, saying that the board was happy with the initiative.

    Nusa said the training came at a time there was an increase in rape cases in the FCT, where a lot of civil servants live.
    “A lot of housemaids work with these civil servants and they witness cases of SGBV and other forms of violence from their paymasters,” she said.

    Nusa, therefore, pledged the support of the board and public schools in the FCT to NAPTIP activities.