Niger records over 1,300 gender-based violence cases in three years

Niger records over 1,300 cases of gender-based violence in three years

The Gender and Domestic Violence Department of the Ministry of Justice, Niger State, has lamented the rising cases of gender-based violence, saying within three years of setting up the department over 1,300 cases were recorded. The Director of the department, Bar. Mairo Mohammed Man made the disclosure in Minna. She said, “gender-based violence is on the increase. My department, since it was established in 2020, has handled over 1,000 domestic v…

Niger records over 1,300 gender-based violence cases in three years

The Gender and Domestic Violence Department of Ministry of Justice, Niger State, has said it recorded over 1,300 gender-based violence cases within three years of its establishment. The post Niger records over 1,300 gender-based violence cases in three years appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.