NSCDC Kwara State Command Reports 159 Gender-Based Violence Cases in One Year
According to a news report from Daily Post, the Gender Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has announced that it has received 159 reports of gender-based violence in the state over the past year.
State Commandant Dr Umar Mohammed shared this information during a press briefing in Ilorin, the state capital.
He highlighted the significant progress made by the command in tackling Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and safeguarding vulnerable individuals within the state.
The Gender Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, says it has received 159 gender-based violence cases in the state in the last one year.
The State Commandant, Dr Umar Mohammed, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Ilorin, the state capital.
He noted the substantial progress in the efforts of the command to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and protect vulnerable individuals within the state.
Umar said “The cases include 76 cases of domestic violence, physical assault and intimidation, 58 cases of abandonment of responsibility, 11 cases of sexual abuse and rape,12 cases of threats to life and two cases of missing children.
He noted that several cases are currently in court and assured the public that all offenders will be prosecuted in accordance with the laws of the land.
Dr Umar reiterated the Corps' unwavering stance of zero tolerance for Gender-Based Violence and expressed the Corps' ongoing commitment to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to aggressively combat this societal menace.
He urged members of the public to support the Corps by providing actionable intelligence to help prevent crime in the state.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Bio Ibrahim Moses Afolayan Abdulganiyu Salahudeen COVID Ishola Balogun Fulani Olushola Saraki Council Of The Wise Rihanat Ajia John Kehinde Salako Opobiyi Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Micheal Imoudu NIPOGA Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Omu-aran Yakub Lai Gobir Igbomina CLAY POT Yahaya Oloriegbe Jimba Babatunde AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Ilorin South Aminu Adisa Logun Adeola Abraham Rueben Parejo Ibrahim Abdullahi Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum SWAN Otuka Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla Alikinla Medinat Folorunsho Salman Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Ahman Pategi Femi Gbajabiamila Otunba Taiwo Joseph KWASIEC Ojo Isekuse Esuwoye Buhari Ajayi Okasanmi Tunji Folami Lanre Jimoh Yomi Adeboye Rafiu Ibrahim Obayomi Azeez Rotimi Samuel Olujide Adekunle David Dunmade Oladimeji Thompson Ahmed Saidu Rufai Mohammed Ghali Alaaya Ilorin Water Reticulation Ajike People Support Centre Muhammad Ghali Alaaya REO CAKES Adedipe Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita Ilorin General Hospital CCB Abubakar Olusola Saraki Oloruntoyosi Thomas Forgo Battery Company Limited Abubakar Imam Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Suwa-Arabs Government House Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Funmi Salau Kulende-UITH Okala Baba Onilorin Of Ilorin Lawal Jimoh Ishaq Abdulkarim Bolaji Aladie Okasanmi Ajayi Ojuekun Sarumi Balogun-Ojomu

