Francis Sardauna chronicles the efforts made by Save the Children International that led to the signing of Child Protection bill into law in Katsina State after 17 years of struggles and its sustained clamour for implementation
In 1989, world leaders made a historic commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is an international agreement on childhood across the globe.
The Convention says childhood is separate from adulthood, and lasts until 18. It is a special, protected time, in which children must be allowed to grow, learn, develop and flourish with dignity in line with relevant laws that protects them.
The pioneer national chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, alongside the leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole have expressed reservations, describing the exercise as alien to the APC constitution. Why are they against it?
In all sincerity and fairness to the aggrieved members, I can say there were things we did wrong as a party, and if we are not careful, they will come to haunt us. Failure to learn from the mistakes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will expose the APC. That is the very reason people like Tinubu, Baba Akande and so many stalwarts of the party are expressing grievances.
By Francis Sardauna
The non-governmental organisation, Save the Children International (SCI), has admonished the Katsina State Government and other critical stakeholders to put machinery in motion to ensure the speedy implementation of the recent passed Child Protection Law in the state.
The state Community Engagement and Advocacy Coordinator of SCI, Mrs Murjanatu Kabir, who made the admonition during a five-day training of media working group on Better Life for Girls held in Kano, said the implementation of the law would tackle the pervading cases of rape and child marriage bedevilling children in the state.
The state Police Command had earlier said it recorded 287 cases of rape and 22 sodomy cases in 2020, while 236 cases are undergoing investigation and most of the victims are between the age of three and 14.
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It was gathered that a Nigerian (female victim) from Zamfara state was also rescued.
The State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Sanusi Buba handed over the kidnapped victims to the Governor, Aminu Bello Masari at the Muhammadu Buhari Government House in Katsina State.
The alien was five males including a baby boy and three females.
Masari said it has so far received about 150 kidnapped victims including the nine victims.
According to him, “Security operatives and government officials have again the secure release of nine indigenes of Niger Republic.