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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried what it described as alarming cases of domestic violence against women and children in Kwara state.
The commission, which said that violence against children and women are on the rise, added that it had recorded from January till date no fewer than 200 cases of battery and domestic violence in the state.
Speaking on the sideline of a programme organized by the Centre for Community Empowerment and Poverty Eradication (CCEPE) in partnership with ActionAid Nigeria to commemorate this year International Women’s Day in Ilorin at the weekend, the state coordinator of NHRC, Jumoke Olaoye, said that the way out is continued sensitization among people.