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January 16, 2020
TheSokoto State Government has revived the state’s Child Protection NetworkCommittee to fight violence against women and children,
TheCommissioner for Women Affairs, Kulu Abdullahi said measures have been adoptedby the state to tackle the menace at a stakeholder’s forum in Kano. She addedthat the committee comprised representatives of NAPTIP, Police, NSCDC,traditional and religious leaders as well as Civil Society bodies in the state.
TheCommissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry,Aisha Dantsoho, said the Committee has a mandate to check, handle and follow-upon cases to conviction.
Inhis remarks, a traditional ruler in Sokoto, Sani Umar, said more people werenow sensitized to speak out about cases of violence and abuse. He commended theconveners of the meeting for providing a forum for a wakeup call on issues ofviolence and abuse in the State.
Thethree-day stakeholders meeting was organised by UNICEF with support from PlanInternational to find solutions to menace of violence and abuse of women andchildren in Sokoto and to review the Child Rights Protection Laws in the State.