NSCDC records 89 cases in 2017

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February 12, 2018 3:56 PM

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Orndiir Terzungwe, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna.

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kaduna State Command, says it recorded 89 cases of child abuse and criminal cases in the state in 2017.

Terzungwe said out of the 89 cases 64 were child abuse, while 25 are criminals cases.“We were able to get four convictions on the child abuse cases, while investigation is ongoing; some cases were referred to the Ministry for Women Affairs and the Ministry of Justice for further action.

He said the cases included child labour, rape, sale of infants, domestic violence and forced marriage.The Spokesman said out of the 25 criminal cases recorded, nine convictions were secured, while 16 were pending in court.

He said the the criminal cases included conspiracy, breach of trust,cheating and disobedience to law and order.According to him, the command will consolidate on its achievements,adding,”we will re-double the performances of the command to maintain law and order, protect critical national assets and infrastructure”.

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