FIDA, rights advocates raise alarm over rising child abuse in Niger

The Chairperson of the Niger State section of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Bolanle Jibogun, has raised interest implicit expanding cases of kid maltreatment successful the state, urging parents to wage person attraction to the information and well-being of their children.

She spoke soon aft FIDA celebrated the 2026 Children’s Day with children surviving with peculiar needs astatine the Farid Centre successful Minna.

Jibogun said the radical deliberately chose to observe with children with peculiar needs up of the authoritative Children’s Day due to the fact that this year’s solemnisation coincides with the Sallah festivities.

“We came to amusement that each kid is important and deserves adjacent love, attraction and extortion careless of their condition,” she said.

She explained that though FIDA usually visits government-owned facilities, the organisation decided to observe astatine the privately-run Farid Centre to make...