Tag: #EndChildAbuse
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DSVA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO CHILD PROTECTION
Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) is standing firm in its mission to strengthen child protection systems across the state. On Tuesday, the agency shared a statement on its X handle, @Lagosdsva, marking the 2025 World Day for the Prevention of, and Healing from, Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence. The global theme…
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FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU URGES NIGERIANS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE
First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has called on all Nigerians to step up and protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday during the World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2025, she stressed the urgent need for collective action. With this year’s…
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LAGOS TRAINS 10,000 SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS
The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has trained over 10,000 safeguarding officers across schools and institutions to strengthen child protection and ensure the safety of every child. Speaking at the Lagos State Safeguarding and Child Protection Programme (SCPP) policy review, Executive Secretary Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi emphasized that the program…
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BAUCHI POLICE ARREST SIX OVER RITUAL EYE REMOVAL OF 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Police in Bauchi have arrested six suspects linked to a horrific attack on a seven-year-old girl in Wailo community, Ganjuwa LGA. The girl’s older brother, along with an accomplice, allegedly lured her into a bush, attempted to kill her, and forcibly removed her eyes for suspected ritual purposes, leaving her permanently blind. The victim was…
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ONDO POLICE ARREST MAN FOR ALLEGED INCEST AND PREGNANCY OF 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
A disturbing case unfolds in Ondo State as police arrest Oyewole Adamolekun for allegedly engaging in a long-term incestuous relationship with his teenage daughter, resulting in pregnancy. The case came to light when a concerned neighbor reported the abuse, prompting swift police action. Authorities confirmed the girl is 19 weeks pregnant. Adamolekun confessed and is…
