Tag: Gender-based violence

Kano plans special courts for gender violence, child abuse

Aminu Imam
Kano Chief Justice

Kano Chief Justice, Dije Aboki, yesterday, hinted that the state is working towards creating a special court for the speedy dispensation of justice, as well as tackling the menace of gender-based violence and child rights abuse. In her remarks at the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Nigeria: 2nd Quarter NEC, pre-convention meeting in Kano, with the theme: ‘Ensuring Access To Justice For Indigent Women and Children in Nigeria,’ Justice Aboki, emphasised that a special court is needed to address the emerging challenges, which includes, gender violence, rape and child…

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Kano women advocate stiffer penalties against rapists, others

Aminu Imam

A non-governmental organisation, Women Peace Council, in Dala local government area of Kano State, has joined calls for stiffer penalties against perpetrators of gender-based violence to serve as a deterrent to others who might have the intention of committing the same crimes. The Council’s Women Development Officer, Fatima Muhammad, made the call during a town hall meeting organised by Women Peace Council under the Community Initiative to Promote Peace, (CIPP), to acquaint women in the area with the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015. Muhammad expressed the Council’s worry over…

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