.NhrcNigeria, PoliceNG To Collaborate In Fight Against Rape, Gender-based Violence | Sahara Reporters TonyOjukwuO observed that most survivors of rape were deflated in spirit on arrival to make complaints at police stations... saynotorape READ MORE:
The National Human Rights Commission and Nigeria Police Force have agreed to strengthen collaboration in dealing with cases of rape and other sex and gender-based violence across the country.
He noted that there was an urgent need to build the capacity of human rights and gender desk officers in all police commands across the country to ensure professionalism and efficiency in dealing with numerous cases generally and rape/SGBV cases in particular. “Data is key in addressing these cases because it will help us to get a rundown of cases across the country by knowing how many cases we have at hand; how many are prosecuted and so on.”
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