Kwara: Children identify poor parenting, bullying, sexual assaults as prevalent child abuse issues

Date: 2022-09-28

Female children in Kwara State on Tuesday identified poor parenting, bullying and sexual harassment as some of the child abuse issues prevalent in the state.

The children bared their minds during a programme organised by the state government in collaboration with Olive Community Initiative (OCDI) on curbing child abuse and gender-based violence (GBV) in the state.

One of the girls who participated in the event, Mariam Danmaigoro, from Ilorin East, identified poor parenting as one of the child abuse issues in the state.

She said some parents are found of sending their children on errands at the odd hours in the night.

Morenike Kasim from Asa and Oluwabukola Rajin from Ilorin South identified bullying and sexual assaults as other forms of child abuses prevalent in their localities.

The programme themed “State Of The Nigerian Girl Summit Songs 2022” is aimed at documenting various issues of child abuse in the state.

Films and videos were shown to the participants on documented cases of gender -based violence and child abuse.

Declaring the programme open, an Assistant Director, Child's Directorate, Ministry of Women Affairs, Hajia Idiat Alabi- Amuda, urged the participants to feel free to disclose the abuses they had suffered in their respective localities.

She said the programme was orgasised in furtherance of the state government's efforts at eradicating gender -based violence (GBV) in the state.

The representative of Olive Community Development Initiative, Blessing Akanbi, urged the children to always cry out whenever anybody abuse or attempt to abuse them.

Explaining that any violence against any woman is a violence to all women,she urged the participants to help any woman who suffers abuse by exposing the perpetrator of such act.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lanre Badmas     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     MalHub     Azeez Salawu     Bayer AG     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Yakub Ali-Agan     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Ibrahim Abiodun     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Ahmad Uthman     Isaac Gbenle     Olabode George Towoju     Shero     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Abioye Bello     Bolaji Aladie     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Ahmed \'Lateef     Olupako Of Share     CELF     Mohammed Abduraheem     Olaitan Adefila     Harafat E. Mukadam     Olosi Of Osi     Babaloja-General     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Ambassador Kayode Laro     LAK Jimoh     Dan Iya     Okala Baba     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Balogun-Ojomu     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Ajikobi     Computer Based Test     National Broadcasting Commission     Yahya Mohammed     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Awwal Jawondo     Crystal Corner Shops     Ramadan     Rotimi Atere     Pakata Patriots     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Centre For Digital Economy     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Ilorin West     Gbemisola Saraki     Olabanji Orilonishe     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Kunbi Titiloye     Ayobami Akanbi     Orisa Bridge     Mufutau Olatinwo     Sheikh Ariyibi     Summit University     Tanke Road     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Moses Salami     Al-Hikmah Radio     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Seun Bolaji     Kehinde Boyede     Javed Khan     Oba Of Jebba     Mahee Abdulkadir     Sanusi Abubakar     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Assayomo     Olatunde Oyeyiola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara Hotel     Erubu     MAI Akande     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Odolaye Aremu     Presidential Election     Musa Abdullahi     Lithium     Amuda Musbau     Saliu Ajia     Femi Oladiji     John Kehinde Salako     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Seed Technologies     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Malete     Kunle Suleiman     Sheikh Ariyibi     Olaiya Zuberu     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Labaeka     EFCC     Universal Basic Education Commission     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     ER-KANG     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Wahab Egbewole     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Olabanji Orilonishe     Oyin-Zubair     Sulu Gambari     Shuaib Olarongbe     LAK Jimoh     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     National Party Of Nigeria     Sheriff Shagaya     Kazeem Adekanye     Innocent Okoye     Gbajabiamila     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Rapheal Ashaolu     Abraham Ojo     Vasolar Consortium     Leke Ogungbe     Quran     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Mary Arinde     Students Union Government     Balogun Fulani     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Ndama Al-hassan     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Kayode Bankole     Jawondo     Okasanmi Ajayi     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Ademola Kiyesola     Umaru Saro     Aminat Omodara     Rueben Parejo     Iqra Books     Joseph Bamigboye     Yahaya Muhammad     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Sango-UITH Road     ITP     Gbemisola Saraki     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Tope Daramola     Young Progressives Party     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Elesie Of Esie     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     College Of Health     Oba Abdulraheem