BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

6 SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS,WERE ARRESTED AT THE LAGOS AIRPORT BY THE NDLEA.

                      Today friday it was reported that a 25 year old single lady,a Brazil based freelance journalist and a patent medicine dealer are among six suspected drug traffickers currently being interrogated by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency {NDLEA} for drug trafficking.The six suspects were apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,Lagos with substances that tested positive for narcotics.The NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport,Ahmadu Garba,gave the names of the suspects as 25 years old Gabriel Chidinma Juliet,caught with 2.900 kg of cocaine in duty free bag,48 years old Anagbogu Churchill Okwudili,who ingested 47 wraps of cocaine weighing 940 grammes and 36 years old Enenchi Jerome Oguejiefor who concealed 5.500 kg of cannabis inside fufu.Others are 32 years old Ani Kennedy Tochukwu,who packed 21 wraps of cocaine weighing 350 grammes inside jeans trousers,28 years old Eletamuzor Celestine Kenechukwu who was caught with 9 kilogramme of ephedrine inside hair attachment and 35 years old  Okpala Vitus Arinzechukwu who was caught with 2.720kg of cocaine.Apart from Eletamuzor Celestine Kenechukwu and Enechi Jerome Oguejiefor that attempted to export ephedrine and cannabis to South Africa and United Arab Emirates respectively,others were apprehended for smuggling  drugs into the country.The suspects attributed their involvement in drug business to the financial rewards offered them and the agency has commenced investigation into the cases.One more photo below.                                                                                                                        

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