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...

ZAMFARA POLICE FOILS ATTACK ON EMIR. (PHOTOS).


Zamfara Police Foils Attack On Emir

In Zamfara, Police foiled an attack by suspected bandits at the Palace of Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Gado Maigari in Maru local government area.

Sources in Maru town informed our reporter that the terrorist bandits attacked the palace around 8:45 pm on Tuesday 24th October, 2023 few minutes after the emir returned home from a journey, killed one and damaged vehicles with gunshots.

According to the sources from the emirate a gallant police officer on duty at the palace engaged the terrorists in a gun duel and he successfully dispersed them.

However, they (bandits) killed one Malam Ukashatu, a physically challenged (cripple) neighbor of the emir and abducted one IT officer of the emirate Hassan Sani Marafa.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Zamfara state police command ASP Yazid Abubakar confirmed the incident saying the Police Patrol team who swiftly responded to the distress call for reinforcement restored normalcy at the emirate and the Maru town.

Recalled that on 4th March, 2023 the terrorist bandits attacked Maru town and killed a DPO, Kazeem Raheem, one other police officer Rabiu Bagobiri, one vigilante member Shehu Chika and abducted several people from the town that is located along Gusau-Sokoto federal highway in Zamfara state.
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