A new report has revealed the startling number of r*pe cases recorded in Plateau State in just one month.
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It has been revealed that up to 37 cases of r*pe have been reported in Plateau state in the last one month.
The revelation was made by the Plateau Government on Tuesday.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Ms Fidelia Set’le,
Assistant Director, Child Welfare, state Ministry of Women Affairs and
Social Development, said this at the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) annual review meeting organised by the Bauchi UNICEF Field
Office in Jos.
She also said seven cases of separated and unaccompanied children
were reported with five of them re-united with their families and two
still pending.
According to her, residents have been encouraged with the launch of
the Violence Against Children (VAC) campaign in the state in September.
“As a result of the VAC campaign launch in September, we have
been recording more people coming to report cases of rape in the state;
this means people have become more aware.
“In the last one month, 37 rape cases were reported to us, and all of these cases are either pending or with the Police.
“Also, seven separated and unaccompanied cases were reported to
us; we were able to reunite five with their families but two cases are
still pending,’’ she said.
Set’le further stated that one case of child custody was also reported to the ministry.
She noted that numerous cases of violence against children in the state were still unreported.
The assistant director, however, expressed optimism that incidence
of violence against children would be nipped in the bud in Plateau.
She called on relevant stakeholders to support government’s effort
to ensure that children in the state get a rosy future, devoid of
violence.
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