Niger CP tasks Gender Desk Officers on professional handling of SGBV cases

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has charged Gender Desk Officers crossed the authorities to follow professionalism, empathy and diligence successful handling Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV cases.

Elleman gave the complaint connected Wednesday during a one-day capacity-building programme organised by the Niger State Police Command for Gender Desk Officers from assorted divisions astatine the Police Officers’ Mess, Minna.

The CP said constabulary officers were often the archetypal constituent of interaction for survivors and victims of SGBV, making it indispensable for them to person the cognition and skills required to respond appropriately to complaints.

He urged the officers to actively enactment successful the grooming and use the lessons learnt successful their regular duties, peculiarly successful the areas of documentation, probe and response.

Elleman besides directed the Gender Desk Officers to guarantee that survivors and victims are treated with dignity and respect from the constituent of reporting done probe and different effect processes.

He said the programme was designed to exposure participants to some the theoretical and applicable challenges progressive successful handling SGBV cases.

Speaking earlier, the Officer-in-Charge of the Gender Secti...