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...

KIDNAPPED BAUCHI TRADITIONAL RULER FOUND DEAD. (PHOTO).


 Kidnapped Bauchi Traditional Ruler Found Dead


The village head of Riruwai in Lame District of Bauchi Emirate in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Badamasi, has been murdered.


The village head was earlier kidnapped by gunmen who invaded his domain on Friday, 15th March, 2024.


A source who did not want to be named said the gunmen went straight into the palace of the deceased from where they abducted him.


The deceased was said to have spent one day in captivity before he was murdered and his corpse dumped around the village.


The body was later recovered by those who had embarked on search and rescue mission..


His corpse was brought to the palace on Sunday, where funeral prayers and subsequent burial held.


One of the traditional title holders of the village confirmed the development to our correspondent.


All efforts made to get the confirmation from the State Police Command proved abortive as the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakili, neither picked up the phone nor respond to the text and WhatsApp messages sent to his mobile line at press time.

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