NSCDC handles 50 cases of gender-based violence in Kwara – Commandant

Date: 2023-11-30

Commandant Umar Mohammed of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, on Tuesday said their Gender Unit has effectively addressed 50 cases of domestic violence.

Mohammed said this at a one-day seminar organised by the Gender Unit to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Ilorin.

He said that under his leadership, the Gender Unit handled 10 instances of physical assault, with several cases currently in court.

Mohammed said this reflected the command's commitment to seeking justice for gender-based violence victims.

He said the command was committed to eradicating gender-based violence in the state.

Mohammed said the NSCDC was ready to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to wage a comprehensive war against societal menace.

The Head of the Gender Unit, SC Rachael Dada, said their primary goal of raising awareness was to help distressed women and girls in the public domain.

She said that the initiative sought to bring together partners for constructive discussions on the challenges and opportunities involved in eliminating violence against women and girls in the society.

Ms Olaoye Olajumoke, National Human Rights Coordinator in Kwara, said there was the need to adopt and strengthen policies for the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls at all levels.

She stressed the importance of designing mechanisms to eliminate discrimination against women and girls in both public and private spheres on sexual and other forms of exploitation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that those who graced the occasion included the Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA), CEO of GLOHWAC, and FIDA.

NAN

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sulyman Tejidini     Bisi Kristien     Kwarareports     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Ilorin Muslim Community     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Owode Market     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Okala Baba     Moses Rahman Popoola     Saka Saadu     Idowu Laro     Budo Egba     Ademola Kiyesola     Lanre Aremu     2023 Elections     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Imam Gambari     Ojuekun Sarumi     Oladimeji Thompson     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Abubakar Ndakene     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Donatus Ejidike     Tunji Oyawoye     Hijab     Goodluck Jonathan     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Alapansapa     Isiaka Gold     KwaraLearn     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Bashir Adigun     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Government High School Adeta     Sabi     Niyi Osundare     Alabere     Elerinjare     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Radio SBS     Halimah Perogi     Mumeen Lah     Kale Belgore     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Atiku Abubakar     Gbenga Olawepo     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     School Of Nursing     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Monthly Sanitation     BIR     Rihanat Ajia     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Moremi High School     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Mutawali     GGDSS Pakata     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Babata     Ilorin Curfew     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Woro     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Bayo Ajia     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Saliu Tunde Bello     Ndama Al-hassan     Na\'Allah     Vasolar     Omupo     Kwara 2019    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Clara Nwachukwu     Okala Baba     Memunat Monsuma     Ridwan Agboola     Bahago     March 28     Rafiu Ibrahim     Rotimi Oyedepo     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Sulu Gambari     Ahmad Uthman     Kwha.gov.ng     Kunle Suleiman     Bola Tinubu     Tunde Yusuf     Sanitation Exercise     Musa Alhassan Buge     Bamidele Aluko     Abatemi-Usman     Usman Rifun     Lucky Omoluwa     Baruten     Earlyon Technologies     Pacify Labs     CELF     Modibbo Kawu     Roheemat Hammed     Yashikira     Tuesday Assayomo     ASKOMP     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Garba Idris Ajia     Tunji Olawuyi     Gbugbu     Vasolar     Bank Of Industry     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Belgore     Moses Adekanye     Ilorin Durbar     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Jumoke Gafar     Isau     Oba Abdulraheem     Oloriegbe     Apaokagi     Surajudeen Akanbi     Zara Umar     Oke-Oyi     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Al-Hikmah University     Orisa Bridge     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Folajimi Aleshinloye     AbdulRauf Keji     Sadiq Buhari     Ahmad Lawan     Peter Amogbonjaye     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Omoniyi     Sabi     Olatomiwa Williams     UNIFEMGA     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Kayode Bankole     Fola Consultant     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     IQRA College     AGF Abdulrazaq     Sidikat Akaje     Sola Saraki University     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Quranic Recitation Competition