Nigeria : Perpetrators of violence against children are parents, teachers, caregivers – UNICEF

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    Perpetrators of violence against children in Nigeria are parents, teachers,caregivers – UNICEF

    The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has identified parents, teachers, caregivers as well as neighbours as major perpetrators of violence against children in Nigeria. The global child rights agency, speaking yesterday, in a keynote address through its Child Protection Specialist, Dr. Olasunbo Odebode, regretted that perpetrators of violence against children were usually people known to them. While also noting that 36 percent of married women experience gender-based violence in the country, UNICEF also pointed out that perpetrators of violence against women were their spouses and intimate partners. The event was a webinar with the theme ‘Role of Media in Promoting ...


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