A coalition of civil society organisations in Kogi State has attributed the high level of child trafficking and abuse in the country to frequent closure of schools due to strikes.
This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the CSOs third “Black Monday” protest march against prolonged closure of primary schools due to teachers’ strike and decay in the education sector.
The communique signed by Mr Victor Adejoh of Action Aid/PIBCID, Rev. Fr John Femi, a stakeholder and Titus Alonge of TEENSNET, said with the frequent closure of primary schools, more children, especially those of the poor have become victims of child-trafficking and abuse.
“Research has shown that as many as 275 million children worldwide are exposed to violence in their homes. In the face of growing poverty, violence against children is on the increase, more so with the closure of primary schools,” the communique said.
