29 rape cases recorded from January to April in Gombe

Gombe State Police Command has said that it has recorded 29 rape cases, 5 cases of homosexuality, 4 cases of incest as well as 4 cases of act of gross indecency from January to April 2018.

Inspector Labon Gwamna, Second in Command, Gender Unit of the State Police Command, disclosed this in Gombe on Wednesday.

Gwamna was speaking at the Community Dialogue for Development of Gender Sensitive Early Warning Indicators and Review of Peace Architectures organized by the Media Network in collaboration with Search for Common Ground in supported by the UN-Women, UNICEF on implementing European Union funded programme in partnership with the Nigeria government on promoting women engagement in peace and security building in northern states.

The police authorities expressed displeasure over the act of the judiciary where the perpetrators of such acts will be seen moving freely after been taken to court.

Also speaking, Director Planning at Gombe State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Suleiman Doho complained that most drugs addicts are youth and the under aged children.

Doho also spoke on the issue of almajiri children where their handlers hardly report any one of the almajiri that got missing to the appropriate authorities particularly the police.

The UN-Women Media Coordinator, Malam Alhassan Yahya commended the media for their continued reportage on the issues bedeviling the citizenry and urged them not to relent in sensitizing and enlightening the public.