Concerns as Sexual, Gender-Based Violence Rises Sharply in Gombe

Concerns as sexual, gender-based violence rises sharply in Gombe

A sharp rise in cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been reporter in Gombe State over the past five years. The Chief Medical Director of Gombe state specialists hospital, Dr. Sambo Bawa, explained that out of 645 survivors treated between 2021 and 2025, majority of them were adolescent girls aged 10 to 14 years. He made the revelation at the official launching ceremony of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), a facility bei…

Gombe Commissions Centre To Support Victims Of Sexual Assault

Gombe State government has launched the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) at the Gombe State Specialist Hospital to provide comprehensive support to survivors of sexual violence in the state. The centre established with support from UNICEF was commissioned on Friday by the deputy governor of the state flanked by the chief of UNICEF’s Bauchi field office. Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Sambo Dawa, during the commissioning ceremony…

Gombe launches centre to support sexual violence survivors

Gombe launches centre to support sexual violence survivors. The Gombe State Government, with UNICEF support, has inaugurated a Sexual.......