A 40-year-old man raped a four-year-old girl to death in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
This was revealed by the State Coordinator of Child Protection Network, CPN, Mrs. Mariam Kombo-Ezeh.
She also revealed two other cases of child abuse, which occurred in the state, including the death of a seven-year-old girl of complications from HIV/AIDS after being raped and infected by a man, and another 13-year-old girl gang-raped in Yenagoa, the state capital.
Speaking on Advocacy Engagement with Policy Makers on Domestication of Child Right Act in Bayelsa, Mrs. Kombo-Eze said cases of child abuse and inhuman treatments were on the rise in the state.
According to her, children in Bayelsa State will be properly protected under the proposed Bill, adding “the parents too should rise to the realities of training the boy-child to respect the girl-child. It is a thing of regret to know that the rate of such abuses is high.”
She said: “It is pathetic and the cases are on the high side. There is the need for speedy passage of the bill on Child Rights into Law.”
I am a total advocate to this term that the girl-child should be given so much respect because child abuse especially sexual abuse deprive the girl-child from girlshood, her full potentials and dignity….. This bill should be handled carefully, i beg!