Nigeria: Violence Against Children in Nigeria Alarming – Unicef

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that recent studies show that violence against children in Nigeria has remained alarming.

The Child Protection Manager of UNICEF in Nigeria, Mona Aika disclosed this during the opening of a two-day stakeholders’ forum on ending violence against children in Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.

She said approximately 6 out of 10 children experience one form of physical, sexual, or emotional violence before the age of 18 and only 5 per cent of those who…