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NSCDC rescues Abia girl chained by mother
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By Steve Oko, Umuahia
Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Abia State have rescued a teenage girl from Umuokoro Obinkita in Arochukwu Local Government Area, simply identified as Ada who was chained by the neck and limbs and locked away in their house by her mother.
The rescue according to NSCDC source followed a tip-off and support from the Vicar Hope Foundation and the Child Protection Network.
According to the the Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Mr. Ndukwe, the rescue was effected after 24 hours of surveillance mounted at the victim’s home.
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The Abia State Governor, Okezie lkpeazu has inaugurated the State Action and Technical Committees on Gender Based Violence, with a charge on them to formulate and execute policies that will ensure total reduction and eradication of gender based violence in the State.
Speaking while inaugurating the two Committees at the Government House Umuahia, Governor lkpeazu disclosed that Government having noted with concern the increasing rate of gender based violence in the State, country and world at large, deemed it necessary to constitute the two Committees to ascertain how gender based violence can be reduced to the barest minimum and ensure that the women folk live normal lives devoid of pain occasioned by violence meted on them.