Fifty Seven people have been arrested for child labor, child
abuse, unexplained withdrawal of children from school and criminal abduction of
children in Niger state.
The
Legal officer of the Niger state Ministry of Education, Barrister Fatima
Mohammed disclosed this to The Nation Thursday.
According
to her, 27 have been charged to court and have been convicted while the
remaining 30 cases are still pending.
Fatima
who is the Principal State Counsel in the state Ministry of Justice stated that
most of the crimes were perpetuated by the parents of the children disclosing
that only two are teachers.
She
said that the crimes were committed in Agaie, Bida and Chanchaga local
government area of the state.
The
Legal Counsel stated the determination of the state Ministry of education to
ensure that no child in the state is denied education especially with the
passage of the Child Rights Act.
She
then disclosed that the Ministry has set up mechanisms to put a stop of
withdrawal of children from schools by parents without any cogent reason.
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