Kano State Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi says it has received 276 cases from January to March 2021 in Kano State.
Abdullahi who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Kano said out of the 276 cases, 203 cases have been completed while 73 are still ongoing.
“Some of the cases include abandonment, child abuse, domestic violence, sexual and gender-based violence, rape, indecent assault, neglect of parental responsibility among others.
“The commission will collaborate with other stakeholders including the Ministry of Justice, who promote and protect human rights.
“There are certain legal frameworks such as Kano State Child Protection law, Violence Against Persons Prohibition law which are currently undergoing domestication.
“We will go to some rural areas where there is minimal exposure and enlighten them to know their rights,” Abdullahi said.
He explained that the commission will conduct general sensitization to let people know their rights.
The state coordinator advised the general public to report any human rights violation they come across, particularly on the issue of sexual and gender-based violence as it was prevalent in the state.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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