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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Coordinator of Child Protection Network, CPN, Olakunle Sanni, has disclosed that there are high numbers of unreported cases of child abuse in the country, especially at the grassroots.<\/p>\n

According to Sanni, the abuses which include molestation, rape, inflicting physical harm or injury, trafficking, among others are usually silenced at the local level.<\/p>\n

Sanni who spoke during the Inauguration of Community Child Protection Committees and Implementation of Child Safeguarding and Protection Policy, held on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said it was necessary to establish a structure that reaches the grassroots level.<\/p>\n

The event,held in collaboration with the Ogun State government and sponsored by the SOS village had the committee members selected from across the 20 local government area of the state.<\/p>\n

The National coordinator maintained that the committee would safeguard local children and serve as the first port of call in an emergency.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201d We realize that we have to really take the work down to the grassroots because that is where the families are and where the people who try to cover this kind of cases they are.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce they have a better understanding of the importance of trying to let this matter not go unaddressed then, they will understand that the more they take actions against it the better for the children in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201d So part of what we\u2019re doing is to train those at the grassroots, setting up child protection committees at the grass roots and not just that, we also try to involve the children because a solution for children without the children is never for the children\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In his welcome address, Adedamola Lapite, CPN State coordinator, lamented that it was almost impossible to go a day without hearing about child abuse, adding that approximately 100 cases remain unrecorded.<\/p>\n

Adedamola blamed the reoccurring cases of abuse to perpetrators walking free and victims not getting justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you silence the victims, you encourage the perpetrator to continue, they do more harm believing that they\u2019ll go free and that\u2019s why in Ogun State, it keeps reoccuring because we haven\u2019t sat up to work on these things.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the establishment of a special court to trial these cases, Lapite opined that until there are enough cases to be tried, the court wouldn\u2019t have anything to do.<\/p>\n

\u201d On the issue of opening special courts, I agree that there\u2019s a need for special court but my issue has always been there has to be enough cases that the special court will handle. Until we\u2019re able to effectively police our environment and ensure that cases are reported and handled properly the court won\u2019t have anything to do.<\/p>\n

Delivering her Goodwill message, the state commander, National Agency For The Prohibition Of Trafficking In Persons, represented by Ilesanmi Adeola from the Counseling and Rehabilitation Unit, bemoaned that most parents do not listen to their children\u2019s complaints and suggested that parents make time to talk their wards.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Adebayo Fashina, representing the director for Child at the Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Ajala Adenike, pledged the ministry\u2019s support in implementing child safety and inculcating discipline in school without abuse.<\/p>\n

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