By Tue Jul 27 2021 Adamawa State recorded 774 cases of sexual and gender-based violence between 2020 and the first half of 2021. 297 of the perpetrators have so far been convicted. This was disclosed in Yola on Monday by Dr Ukohi Ukiwo, Technical Lead, Managing Conflict in Nigeria (MCN) Programme, at the opening of a five-day capacity building workshop. The workshop’s participants are doctors, nurses and counsellors on management of sexual and gender-based violence. The workshop was organised by the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHDA) in collaboration with MCN and funded by the British Council (BC) through the European Union (EU). Dr Ukiwo said the workshop was organised to educate participants on how to identify and provide emergency treatment for victims.