Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on trained community defenders against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) to be good advocates for the elimination of all forms of violence in society.
Abubakar III made the call at the end of a four-day training of 160 community defenders against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Harmful Practices (HP) organized by the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, an NGO, on Tuesday, in Sokoto.
The Sultan, who was represented by the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama’ila Mera, called on participants to spread a good understanding of the issues acquired from the training for the benefit of the society.