The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Wednesday, condemned the incessant violence and abuse against innocent girls, women in the country.
Dabiri-Erewa in a dialogue noted that the majority of these violent and abusive acts can be attributed to poverty, adding that the only way out is to banish poverty.
She maintained that there is a need for reorientation of the general public by the National Orientation Agency, NOA, and other government agencies as well as family units.
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In addition, the chairman condemned the outrageous number of young girls who are been trafficked through the Nigerian borders.
She said “Is better to stay here and be alive. We can see cases of trafficked girls being abused, killed, and dehumanized. The FG has repatriated and evacuated some of these girls back to Nigeria.
