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Sunday, 28 August 2022
IRT arrests 3 suspects over kidnap of Kastina lawmaker's wife, children
Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police IGP Intelligence Response Team IRT of the Nigeria Police Force led by Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Olatunji Disu have arrested a gang for allegedly kidnapping the wife and two children of a serving lawmaker Hon. Dr Ibrahim Aminu in Katsina State.
According to report, the IRT operatives attached to the Operation Restore Hope in Yankwani village and Kurani town swung into action and arrested three suspects in their various hideouts.
The team arrested Muttaka Ibrahim, Suleiman Rabiu, and Surajo all male and natives of Bakori LGA for allegedly providing information that led to the assault on the lawmaker , and kidnap of his family members.
During investigation, the suspect Ibrahim allegedly confessed to the crime saying that he and other gang members were informants to Sanni Tukur AKA Abacha terrorising the people of the villages and towns in Katsina and Zamfara States.
The gang had demanded and received eleven million naira and ten million naira for the lawmaker's wife and children at different times before they were arrested.
Muttaka Ibrahim allegedly admitted to receiving a payment of one hundred and thirty thousand naira (N130,000) from the gang leader adding that one Yusuf Bala of Zaria is his accomplice while the bandit leader collected a total of six million five hundred thousand naira from the victims they kidnaped at Yankwani town
Narrating his ordeal, the lawmaker told Police investigators that he paid a total sum of thirty seven million and five hundred thousand naira to the gang leader to secure his family member's release from captivity.
Buhari Usman, also known as Fedeco, Nazaradeen Ibrahim, Amandallah Ahmad, Ibrahim Suleiman, Sumayya Nura and Yahaya Bura other victims that were kidnapped are still in the custody of the gang and efforts are being intensified to secure thier release.
The Inspector-General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed that all the weapons, arms and ammunition in the hands of criminal elements should be recovered and Thier activities halted in the states.
The Force Public Relations Officer CSP Muyiwa Adejobi stated that all the suspects will be prosecuted.
Friday, 26 August 2022
ACVPN, TASUED organise workshop on Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural therapy treatment to tackle Child Sexual Abuse among child survivors in Nigeria
The fight against sexual abuse of children and trauma have received a boost with the training of child psychologists, human rights advocates, media managers, lawyers, survivors, counsellors among others on psycho- educational treatment for survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.
The training which was organised by the Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN in collaboration with the Tai Solarin University of Education TASUED is aimed at educating state and non state actors handling child survivors of sexual abuse with the basic knowledge that will address the issues of trauma among these vulnerable group.
The train the trainees workshop manual had twelve therapeutic practical modules of 30 minutes each, taught the participants how to address short term attention span also known as absent mindedness, withdrawal, sleep disorder, generalised anxiety, depression,low self esteem, behavior problems and general adjustment, effective listening skills, emotional supports among others among child survivors of sexual abuse.
Mr. Ebenezer Omejailile, the Cordinator of ACVPN said "The training is designed in response to a gap we identified. The training was attended by Human rights advocates, social workers, lawyers, survivors, media managers, counsellors, who are state and non state actors following the need to subject them to standard procedure to have basic knowledge on how to handle trauma, anger, depression among child survivors of sexual abuse. It is an intervention programme which will further reach more participants".
Prof. Samuel Oladipo the Director of Research TASUED, one of the trainers at the workshop said " This is a build up on the findings of data which we collected from the thirty six states of the country. It is an intervention programme spread across twelve sessions dealing on self esteem, sleep disorder etc.
Commenting on the training, one of the trainees Mrs. Irene Elugbe a Counselling Psychologist said " The training has added to my knowledge in the area of practical demonstration in the teaching of self esteem among others.
Also , Mrs Memunat Daudu another trainee said " The knowledge I have acquired from the training will assist me in counselling child survivors of sexual abuse to boost their ego. I learnt of a game I can employ for the children to put the past behind them by bringing back fond and loving memories they have had so they can overcome trauma".
ACVPN, TASUED organise workshop on Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural therapy treatment to tackle Child Sexual Abuse among child survivors in Nigeria
The fight against sexual abuse of children and trauma have received a boost with the training of child psychologists, human rights advocates, media managers, lawyers, survivors, counsellors among others on psycho- educational treatment for survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.
The training which was organised by the Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN in collaboration with the Tai Solarin University of Education TASUED is aimed at educating state and non state actors handling child survivors of sexual abuse with the basic knowledge that will address the issues of trauma among these vulnerable group.
The train the trainees workshop manual had twelve therapeutic practical modules of 30 minutes each, taught the participants how to address short term attention span also known as absent mindedness, withdrawal, sleep disorder, generalised anxiety, depression,low self esteem, behavior problems and general adjustment, effective listening skills, emotional supports among others among child survivors of sexual abuse.
Mr. Ebenezer Omejailile, the Cordinator of ACVPN said "The training is designed in response to a gap we identified. The training was attended by Human rights advocates, social workers, lawyers, survivors, media managers, counsellors, who are state and non state actors following the need to subject them to standard procedure to have basic knowledge on how to handle trauma, anger, depression among child survivors of sexual abuse. It is an intervention programme which will further reach more participants".
Prof. Samuel Oladipo the Director of Research TASUED, one of the trainers at the workshop said " This is a build up on the findings of data which we collected from the thirty six states of the country. It is an intervention programme spread across twelve sessions dealing on self esteem, sleep disorder etc.
Commenting on the training, one of the trainees Mrs. Irene Elugbe a Counselling Psychologist said " The training has added to my knowledge in the area of practical demonstration in the teaching of self esteem among others.
Also , Mrs Memunat Daudu another trainee said " The knowledge I have acquired from the training will assist me in counselling child survivors of sexual abuse to boost their ego. I learnt of a game I can employ for the children to put the past behind them by bringing back fond and loving memories they have had so they can overcome trauma".

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