Lagos State commits to ending violence against children
Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode today at the Federal Palace Hotel Lagos launched a groundbreaking campaign to end violence against children. By doing so, Lagos became the first State in Nigeria to respond to the call of the President and Commander in Chief of the country, Muhammadu Buhari, for every State to initiate their own campaigns during the national Year of Action to End Violence against Children, which was launched on September 15, last year. Yesterday’s launch was collaboration between Lagos state, the US Mission in Nigeria, UNICEF and other development partners. “We have a clear moral, legal and economic imperative to end violence against children” says Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, “We cannot allow the findings or the priority actions to remain on paper.” Millions of children suffer violence every year in Nigeria – approximately six out of every 10 children experience some form of physical, emotional and sexual violence before the age of 18 years, according