VMT News Ltd
No 1 News Site in Nigeria

Taraba family court to enforce Child’s Rights Act – Commissioner

30

Taraba family court to enforce Child’s Rights Act – Commissioner

The establishment of the Family Court by Taraba Government is another strategy by the state to enforce the Child Rights Law.

Mrs Mary Sinjen, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, said this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Jalingo.

According to Sinjen, the government is worried about the increasing rate of child abuse and victimisation of young persons in the state.

The commissioner emphasised that the government was not unaware of its responsibility of protecting the rights of citizens and ensuring the safety of vulnerable persons.

She, therefore, said the government was making concerted efforts to ensure that children were safe at all times and at all conditions and spaces.

Speaking at the Validation Programme of the Draft Rules for the Family Court establishment in Taraba, held recently in Jalingo, Mrs Agyin Kefas, wife of Gov. Agbu Kefas, said that the family court was to tackle the issue of women and children’s victimisation in the state.

Mrs Kefas said that henceforth, perpatriators of rape, violence against women and children, would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

The governor’s wife, therefore, commended the state’s judiciary for establishing the family court in response to her advocacy on addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the state.

Taraba family court to enforce Child’s Rights Act – Comissioner

Support Voice Media Trust journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to Voice Media Trust, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate into:

Dollar Account:

  • A/C NO: 3003093745
    A/C NAME: VOICE MEDIA TRUST LTD
    BANK: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

Naira Account:

  • A/C NO: 1023717841
    A/C NAME: VOICE  MEDIA TRUST LTD
    BANK: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

Leave A Reply

Your email address will not be published.