…The NSCDC said the suspect allegedly posed as an official of the National Council of Child Rights Advocates and deceived the children’s parents into handing them over to him. Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this at a news briefing at the corps’ headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Afolabi said the sus…

…as an NGO official running a ‘Back to School Project’ under the ‘National Council of Child Rights Advocate’ to defraud low-income parents,” Afolabi said. According to the statement, in January 2026, 16 children were fraudulently taken and sold across the country for N2,000,000 per child. It said that through intelligen…

…Plan on Women, Peace and Security, the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, the Child Rights Act, and various state-level gender, protection and social-development frameworks. “However, a persistent challenge remains the translation of policy commitments into consistent institutional practice. Gender-responsive…

…foster parents, documentation and compliance with provisions of the Abia State Child Rights Law. He, however, stressed that the organisation would not prejudge the case or take sides, maintaining that its primary concern was the welfare of the child. “Our concern is the child,” he said. Sanni urged all parties involved…

…Association and the National Human Rights Commission, both of which said it violated the Child Rights Act, 2003. The case also thrust into the spotlight the plight of children in conflict with the law: the shortage of borstal institutions that forces minors into adult detention facilities, and the persistent lack of le…

…flogged in the presence of community members. The Director-General of the Niger State Child Rights Agency, Barrister Ummul-kalthume Muhammad, described the development as an unprecedented step to show that the government does not take s3xual offences against children lightly. She said the public enforcement was intende…

…to ever fulfill the role, the development has sparked intense public debate regarding child rights. Sowore publicly condemned the act, arguing that a 10-year-old is a minor who lacks the legal and emotional capacity to give informed consent for such demanding religious rituals. He said;''A 10-year-old cannot make an in…

…with a child, punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code, and Section 26 (1) of the Child Rights Law of Niger State. During their trial, the prosecutor called three witnesses, including the victim herself, her father and the investigative NSCDC officer, while five exhibits were tendered. Among the evidence was the v…

…incident as "heartbreaking." He directed the House Committee on Judiciary to review the Child Rights Law immediately. He urged local government social welfare departments to adopt a more proactive approach to addressing child abuse cases across the state. Stay Ahead with Premium Times Follow us on Google News and never…