The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed concern
over the alarming rate of domestic violence in Northern Nigeria, especially
against women.
The Emir made the remark on
Friday at the opening of the 32nd National Conference of the Federation of
Muslim Women’s Associations of Nigeria (FOMWAN) in Kano.
Sanusi said it was more worrisome that some people had twisted the
Holy Scriptures to find a suitable excuse to justify some of the violent acts
against women.
According to him, just about a
week ago, here in Kano, a man beat his wife to death and this is just one out
of the many examples of the daily violent acts against women.
He then called for collective
efforts from authorities, including NGOs, to tackle violence and other social
vices plaguing women and children.
In his remarks, the state Gov.,
Abdullahi Ganduje, expressed dismay over how agriculture had been abandoned in
the country, after the discovery of oil.
Represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Yardada
Maikano, Ganduje emphasised the need for the three levels of governments to
introduce more youth empowerment programmes to revive the national economy.
He described the youth as the
asset of the nation in her quest to restore lost glory, especially when they
become fully empowered for self reliance.
NAN reports that FOMWAN’s 32nd
Annual Conference has as its theme, “Nigeria’s Economy in Recession: The
Islamic Solution’’.
NAN
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