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DAY 03 OF THE 30 DAYS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
In commemoration of the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse – November 19
Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development (CTCD)

WHAT IS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION

Definition of child sexual abuse and exploitation

Child sexual abuse and exploitation is a global phenomenon. It exists in every culture regardless of how rich or poor or what beliefs they have. Child sexual abuse and exploitation is often both predictable and preventable.

Sexual Abuse includes all forms of sexual violence including incest, early and forced marriage, rape, involvement in pornography, and sexual slavery. Child sexual abuse includes indecent touching, penetration and sexual torture, as well as indecent exposure, using sexually explicit language towards a child and showing children pornographic material.

All forms of sexual abuse and exploitation are included under the general definition of child sexual abuse. Child sexual abuse refers to the immediate abusive act towards a child and is the basis of the exploitation of the child. The legal age of consent (18 years) defines when a child is regarded mature enough to consent to mutually desired sexual relations.

People sexually abusing children may have an emotional or professional relationship with the child, where they exploit their position of trust and power. This is why sexual abuse is considered a particularly difficult problem in that most cases occur within the family or are committed by people known by the child. Children may also however, be sexually abused or exploited by abusers or third parties having a commercial or other exploitative interest in the child.

Sexual exploitation: the abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust for sexual purposes; this includes profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the exploitation of another as well as personal sexual gratification. Examples include: child prostitution, trafficking of children for sexual abuse and exploitation, child pornography, sexual slavery.

Neither sexual abuse of children nor sexual exploitation of children is limited to specific situations or circumstances. Rather each affects children in all countries and is found at all levels of society. Some children at particular risk are children in the street, children in armed conflict, children working as domestics, displaced children, children with disabilities, children in institutions and children in detention.

Impact of sexual abuse and exploitation

Sexual abuse and exploitation usually have a devastating effect on the physical and mental health of children, and also on their families and communities.

Individual impact: the effects of sexual exploitation on the individual child can be profound, and can be experienced on several levels:
• physical consequences can include genital injury, sexually transmitted diseases and the contraction of HIV/AIDS. There is evidence that adolescent girls are more likely to contract HIV from a single sexual contact than are adult women. Unwanted pregnancy can have further consequences including, for example, stigmatisation and unsafe abortions;
• emotional consequences can include the distress of violent exploitation. In some societies, a sense of shame at having been violated, and especially if pregnancy results, can have severe consequences for the child;
• social consequences can include ostracism by the family or community - especially if the child is disbelieved or blamed for what has happened. In some cultures, sexual exploitation will have a negative impact on the child’s chances of marrying;
• secondary trauma can result if the incident is handled insensitively. Examples include aggressive interviewing of the child (e.g. by the police), insensitive medical examination, or those in authority disbelieving the child or even blaming him/her for the incident. These can all inflict further trauma.

Myths and facts about child sexual abuse

Myths: Child abuse is carried out by strangers.
Fact: Research indicates that 90% of abuse is from domestic causes and is committed by individuals known to the child (parents, siblings, relatives, neighbours, teachers, caregivers, house help, playmates etc). Only 10% of reported cases of child sexual abuse is committed by strangers.

Myth: Child sexual abuse is a serious problem, but affects only a small number of people.
Fact: Research shows that child sexual abuse is a widespread problem, especially in the case of minors.

Myth: Children who are victims of sexual abuse will suffer the effects of this trauma for the rest of their lives.
Fact: Sexual abuse can have serious short and long term consequences for children who have been victimized, but certain conditions, such as the support of family and friends, are known to help victims cope.

Myth: Many children make up stories of sexual abuse, as shown by the fact that many charges result in an acquittal
Fact: It is rare that children deliberately make false allegations of sexual abuse. In addition, since the burden of proof lies with the prosecution, an acquittal in the course of judicial proceedings does not necessarily mean that a crime has not been committed or that a victim has made untruthful accusations.

Myth: Individuals who commit sexual abuse against children are pedophiles.
Fact: The term “pedophile” is often mistakenly used in the general population to refer to any person who sexually abuses children, whereas, in reality, only a minority of perpetrators of child sexual abuse meet the diagnostic criteria of pedophilia. Majority of people who are not pedophiles also abuse children sexually.

Myth: Males who are sexually abused as children will commit sexual assault when they reach adulthood.
Fact: Even thou about 25% of perpetrators of sexual assault were victimized as children, most victims of child sexual abuse will not go on to commit sexual assault themselves.

Myth: Child abuse is a matter of culture; physical or sexual abuse falls within the norms of some cultures and is acceptable.
Fact: The reality is that there no excuse for child abuse! No culture supports harming children.

Myth: Child abuse is a result of poverty and happens in low socioeconomic circumstances.
Fact: Research indicates that child abuse occurs in all racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural sectors of society.




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If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigerian Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

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The Centre for Total Child Development, Ibadan cordially invites you to her 2021 ANNUAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CONFERENCE and the Child Development in Nigeria Merit Award

THEME: Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families and Preserving Communities

FEATURES: Plenary Sessions | Workshops | Skill Seminars | Walk Against Child Abuse | Inter-School Child Abuse Awareness Competition | Award Presentations & Prize Giving

DATE: 19th and 20th November, 2021

VENUE: Oyesina Hall, Oke Bola, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

TIME: 9.00am prompt

PARTICIPANT: Students in secondary schools, voluntary organisations, religious institutions and orphanage homes, teachers, parents, children workers, and other stakeholders

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is FREE but registration is a MUST. To register please call/sms/whatsapp: 08180495451 or send email to emailtotalchild@gmail.com

SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME

If you are interested in what we do, you can get involved in 3 ways:
1. Volunteer Partner: Join our vibrant team of volunteers to administer support to the children and young people coming for the Conference.
2. Resource Partner: Donate academic materials, products and other gift items to be given freely to the children and young people coming for the conference. You can also donate materials, equipment and facilities to support our cause.
3. Financial Partner: Donate fund to help us execute this Conference
For more information please contact:

CENTRE FOR TOTAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT
18, Anfani Road, Off Ring Road, Challenge, Ibadan
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/totalchildev
Tel: 08180495451; 08101809463

Pls join the campaign

48-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR DEFILING HIS 3 DAUGHTERS IN ANAMBRA

A court sitting in Awka, Anambra State has remanded a 48-year-old man, Igbo Thomas, for allegedly defiling his three daughters aged 8 years, 4 years and 18 months. The suspect was arraigned at the High Court on Wednesday, July 28, and ordered to be remanded at the Awka Correctional Centre by the Judge.

Thomas, who hails from Enugu State, allegedly committed the offence at Enuoji village in Enugwu Ukwu, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Anambra Command, Edwin Okadigbo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested on May 24, 2021 at Okolo Ani village, in the Igbo Etiti LGA of Enugu State for the offence. The suspect who reportedly confessed to the crime, said he acted under the influence of alchohol.

“It will be recalled that on May 24, 2021, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State, arrested one Mr. Igbo Thomas of Okolo Ani village, Igbo Etiti LGA, Enugu State, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his three daughters,” Okadigbo stated. Upon the conclusion of thorough investigation, the suspect was arraigned at the State High Court, Awka, and remanded at the Awka Custodial Centre by the Judge.

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This is child abuse. It is crime against children that is punishable by law.

If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development, an NGO that advocates for the rights and welfare of children and young people in the society.
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/todalchildev

KIDNAPPERS ABDUCT 12-YEAR-OLD BOY INSIDE COFFIN IN KWARA

The joint border patrol of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Police in Kwara State has rescued a 12-year-old boy, suspected to be a kidnap victim.

Tribune Online gathered that the kidnap victim was discovered inside a coffin covered with a white cloth in a vehicle by his abductors on Friday. According to the spokesman of the NSCDC in the Kwara State Command, Zaid Babawale, the operatives of the Immigration Service, who were on a routine border patrol spotted an unmarked vehicle and stopped the driver who later took to his heel on sighting the officers, leaving the car.

“It was when the immigration officers searched the vehicle that they discovered a coffin and when they opened the coffin, a minor of about 12-year-old was seen inside the casket, covered with white cloth,” Babawale explained. He narrated further that the immigration operatives alerted NSCDC and other security agencies involved in border patrol, saying that efforts are ongoing to arrest the two occupants of the vehicle said to be at large.

“The boy has been medically examined and found to be fine while further check revealed that the boy is from a village in Benin Republic,” he noted. In the meantime, the rescued minor has been handed over to the policemen in Benin Republic for further investigations and subsequent reunion with his family.


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This is child abuse. It is crime against children that is punishable by law.

If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development, an NGO that advocates for the rights and welfare of children and young people in the society.
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/todalchildev

WOMAN LOCKS UP FIVE-YEAR-OLD FOR SIX MONTHS IN LAGOS

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 43-year-old woman, Sharon Williams, for allegedly locking up and assaulting her five-year-old nephew, Michael Ibiyome, for six months. Ibiyome lived with the suspect in Gberigbe community, in the Ikorodu area of the state.

PUNCH Metrol learnt that the suspect allegedly used a cutlass to inflict injuries on the back of Ibiyome’s head. It was gathered that a neighbor reported the matter to the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs, which transferred the case to the State Ministry of Youths, Sports and Social Development. Our correspondent was told that the suspect was arrested around 8pm on Wednesday at her residence.

The Lagos State Deputy Coordinator for Child Protection, Lateef Akinborode, said it took about five hours for the suspect to surrender herself for arrest after security agencies tried to gain access into her apartment. He said, “The boy was denied access to education, feeding health care, love, affection and free movement. We were there yesterday (Wednesday) for five hours before we were able to rescue the boy after several attempts to gain access into the house of the perpetrator with the support of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, Ijede, and the Nigeria Police Force, Area N, Ijede. She eventually opened the door and she was arrested.

“The boy was found behind a fridge in the sitting room with a very deep cut on his head and several injuries on his body. His hands were already stiff as a result of being tied up for too long. He was rescued and is currently receiving treatment at the Ijede General Hospital.”

Our correspondent learnt that the suspect was taken to the Ijede Police State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, did not take his calls or respond to a text message sent to him on the incident as of the time of filing this report.

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This is child abuse. It is crime against children that is punishable by law.

If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development, an NGO that advocates for the rights and welfare of children and young people in the society.
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/todalchildev

DAY 02 OF THE 30 DAYS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
In commemoration of the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse – November 19
Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development (CTCD)

WHAT IS CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE AND CORPORAL PUNISHMENT?

Definitions of Physical Abuse

Physical Abuse involves the use of violent physical force so as to cause actual or likely physical injury or suffering. It involve hitting, punching, shaking, throwing, poisoning, biting, burning or scalding, drowning, female genital mutilation, torture, suffocating or otherwise causing intentional physical harm to a child. (These symptoms could also indicate harm to self, such as, cutting and suicide ideation).

Signs of physical abuse
* Bruises, burns, sprains, dislocations, bites, cuts
* Improbable excuses given to explain injuries
* Injuries which have not received medical attention
* Injuries that occur to the body in places that are not normally exposed to falls, rough games, etc.
* Repeated urinary infections or unexplained stomach pains
* Refusal to discuss injuries
* Withdrawal from physical contact
* Arms and legs kept covered in hot weather
* Fear of returning home or of parents being contacted
* Showing wariness or distrust of adults
* Self-destructive tendencies
* Being aggressive towards others
* Being very passive and compliant
* Chronic running away

Corporal or physical punishment (and the threat of it) is the deliberate use of pain to punish. This includes hitting the child with the hand or with an object (such as a cane, belt, whip, shoe, etc); kicking, shaking, or throwing the child, pinching or pulling their hair; forcing a child to stay in uncomfortable or undignified positions, or to take excessive physical exercise; and burning or scarring the child.

Corporal punishment is frequently used both in schools and at home in Nigeria. Parents exercise wide ranging leeway with few limitations when disciplining their children. The standards of what is considered acceptable vary, however significantly from one community to another.

What is the impact of physical abuse?

Physical effects

The consequences of physical punishment can range from physical pain, minor cuts and bruises to serious injuries resulting in chronic physical disability.

Research has shown that physical and humiliating punishment is an ineffective discipline strategy for children of all ages and that is often dangerous. One of the concerns is that the effectiveness of punishment decreases with use, so its severity must be systematically increased.

As they become desensitised to what they are doing and frustrated by the diminishing returns, parents, teachers and other carers may move from light slaps to hard blows. As a result, children may suffer injuries that need medical attention, leave permanent damage, and even cause their death.

Psychosocial effects

Although the physical consequences are more immediate and obvious, it is the long term psychosocial aspects which give raise to most concern. No matter what their age, children’s developing minds are damaged by violent treatment. There is a relationship between physical and humiliating punishment and depression, low self-esteem, negative psychological adjustment and poor relationship with parents.

The following list provides some of the better understood psychosocial effects of physical punishment of children.

• It lowers children's self–esteem, teaching them poor self-control and promoting negative expectation of themselves. The child feels a sense of worthlessness.
• It interferes with the learning process and with their cognitive, sensory and emotional development.
• It discourages the use of reasoning. By doing away with dialogue and reflection, it hampers the capacity to understand the relationship between behaviour and its consequences.
• It makes children feel lonely, sad and abandoned, diminishing their confidence in society as a protective environment.
• It promotes a negative view of other people and of society as a threatening place.
• It can quickly lead to a loss of interest in learning.
• It creates barriers that block parent-child and/or teacher-child communication and damages the emotional links between them.
• It can stimulate anger and for some desire to run away from the school or home.
• The strongest, usually unintended, message that physical and humiliating punishment sends to the mind of the child is that violence is acceptable behaviour, and that it is alright for a stronger person to use force to coerce a weaker one.

Violence begets violence. It teaches violence and revenge as a solution to problems, and it perpetuates itself, as children imitate what they see adults doing.

As a result of corporal or physical punishment the child learns that the adult is superior, and the use of force – be it verbal, physical, or emotional – is acceptable, especially over younger, weaker persons. This lesson can lead to bullying and violence in school, where older children dominate younger ones and force them into giving the bullies money, food, homework, or other valuable items.

Think back to your own schooling. Were you or any of your friends ever physically or emotionally punished? Most likely you will say “Yes” because corporal punishment is a common practice throughout the world. While most of us would condemn violence in general – and violence towards adults, especially – few people in the world have given any serious attention to violence against children.

Why? Longstanding traditions and cultural beliefs exist that perpetuate the use of corporal punishment in many societies.

What can be done instead to discipline?

Reinforcing discipline is a positive attribute teachers encourage with children: Punishment is a harmful (and often unsuccessful) way of responding to indiscipline.

Combating Myths about Corporal Punishment

Read through the below myths. Do any of these sound familiar? What do you think of the answers?

Myth # 1: “It happened to me and did me no harm.”

Fact: Though they may have felt fear, anger, and mistrust from being hit by parents or teachers, people who use this argument often do it to reduce the guilt they have for using physical punishment on their children. They are defending their violent actions against their children. However, their actions show that corporal punishment did, in fact, do them harm: it continued the cycle of violence that they now use on their children. Similarly these children are more likely to continue the violence for generations to come. Many things that former generations used to do are no longer common practice now.

Myth # 2: “Nothing else works!” or “They ask for it!”

Fact: While positive discipline requires developing a trusting, mutually respectful relationship between a child and his or her teacher, inflicting pain on a child is really a lazy way out. It is an admission that we have failed to do what it takes to help the child to learn and internalize good behaviour. If we regularly use corporal punishment, it will take time and effort for new methods to work. If we have been yelling, threatening, or physically punishing our students for a long time, it is difficult to build an effective, trusting relation- ship with them overnight. This may create the feeling that nothing else works, or that the children are “asking” to be beaten; but the problem is the approach, not the misbehaviour of the children. Beside, do you normally hit your boss, employee, spouse, or best friend when it appears that “nothing else works”? Hopefully not!

Myth # 3: “Corporal punishment works best. Other methods don’t.”

Fact: Getting your students to behave through fear of punishment is not the same as discipline. Corporal punishment seems to work only if you look at it superficially and in the short-term. Corporal punishment teaches children to do what you say, but only when you are around. In effect, it teaches them to lie about misbehaviour to avoid being hit or punished in some other degrading manner. By creating a sense of dis- trust and insecurity in the child, it destroys the teacher-child relationship. Children become angry at why someone who is supposed to teach and care for them is instead threatening, beating, or insulting them. While a single act of corporal punishment may seem to be effective, it only temporarily frightens a child into submission.

Myth # 4: “Corporal punishment teaches obedience.”

Fact: In the past, it may have been the practice to teach children never to question authority, but times have changed. Many teachers are adopting child-centred learning techniques that encourage children to explore, to think for themselves, to ask questions, and to learn the joy of finding answers as a major way of learning. Corporal punishment, however, stops a child from questioning, thinking critically, and achieving personal goals; yet these are qualities that both adults and children need in order to excel in a dynamic, competitive, and innovative society. Enforcing blind obedience through the threat of corporal punishment greatly stifles initiative and creativity in children (and adults).

Myth # 5: “I only do it as a last resort. I had no choice.”

Fact: This excuse rationalizes for us, and teaches our students, that the use of violence as a last resort is justified and ok. This argument is not acceptable; for example, is a husband justified in hitting his wife as a last resort? It should be no more acceptable when it comes to our students. Besides, it is quite common for parents and teachers to result to physical punishment at the first instance – not as a last resort – and for very minor misconduct.

Myth # 6: “It’s the only way I can control the children in my class. I have too many!”

Fact: This excuse is common among teachers who face large classes, sometimes between 40-100 children all in one class. It usually arises because the classroom has no set rules or routines; the children do not know what is expected of them and the consequences for misbehaving; and the teacher did not take the time to build a positive relationship with the children so they would want to be good. This may be due to his or her authoritative classroom management style, one that says, “I’m the teacher and we’ll do things my way!” In trying to maintain control, the teacher may also use corporal punishment not just to stop misbehaviour in one child, but also to put fear into the hearts of the other children so, hopefully, they won’t misbehave as well (but they do). Enforcing blind obedience through threats of physical violence does not encourage children to learn from the teacher, only to fear him or her. As a result, they don’t want to learn, which makes our job harder, and they don’t learn well, which reflects poorly on our performance as a teacher.

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If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigerian Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

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The Centre for Total Child Development, Ibadan cordially invites you to her 2021 ANNUAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CONFERENCE and the Child Development in Nigeria Merit Award

THEME: Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families and Preserving Communities

FEATURES: Plenary Sessions | Workshops | Skill Seminars | Walk Against Child Abuse | Inter-School Child Abuse Awareness Competition | Award Presentations & Prize Giving

DATE: 19th and 20th November, 2021

VENUE: Oyesina Hall, Oke Bola, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

TIME: 9.00am prompt

PARTICIPANT: Students in secondary schools, voluntary organisations, religious institutions and orphanage homes, teachers, parents, children workers, and other stakeholders

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is FREE but registration is a MUST. To register please call/sms/whatsapp: 08180495451 or send email to emailtotalchild@gmail.com

SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME

If you are interested in what we do, you can get involved in 3 ways:
1. Volunteer Partner: Join our vibrant team of volunteers to administer support to the children and young people coming for the Conference.
2. Resource Partner: Donate academic materials, products and other gift items to be given freely to the children and young people coming for the conference. You can also donate materials, equipment and facilities to support our cause.
3. Financial Partner: Donate fund to help us execute this Conference
For more information please contact:

CENTRE FOR TOTAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT
18, Anfani Road, Off Ring Road, Challenge, Ibadan
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/totalchildev
Tel: 08180495451; 08101809463

DAY 01 OF THE 30 DAYS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
In commemoration of the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse – November 19
Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development (CTCD)

WHAT IS CHILD ABUSE?

Child Abuse is a deliberate act of ill treatment that can harm or is likely to cause harm to a child‘s safety, well-being, dignity and development. It includes all forms of physical, sexual, psychological and emotional ill treatment. Child Abuse is often divided up into four different types:

1. Physical Abuse involves the use of violent physical force so as to cause actual or likely physical injury or suffering (e.g. Hitting, shaking, burning, female genital mutilation, torture).

2. Emotional or psychological abuse includes humiliating and degrading treatment such as bad name calling, constant criticism, belittling, persistent shaming, solitary confinement and isolation.

3. Sexual abuse includes all forms of sexual violence including incest, early and forced marriage, rape, involvement in pornography and sexual slavery. Child sexual abuse may also include indecent touching or exposure, using sexually explicit language towards a child and showing children pornographic material.

4. Neglect: Deliberately, or through carelessness or negligence, failing to provide for, or secure for a child, their rights to physical safety and development. Neglect is sometimes called the ‘passive’ form of abuse in that it relates to the failure to carry out some key aspect of the care and protection of children which results in the significant impairment of the child’s health or development including a failure to thrive emotionally and socially.

Child abuse will be committed regardless of any justification or reason that may be provided for the ill treatment including discipline, legal sanction, economic necessity, the child's own consent to it, or in the name of cultural and religious practice.

Examples: neglect includes abandonment, the failure to properly supervise and protect children from harm as much as is feasible, the deliberate failure to carry out important aspects of care which results or is likely to result in harm to the child, the deliberate failure to provide medical care or carelessly exposing a child to harm for examples can amount to neglect.

Exploitation and violence

Exploitation: refers to the use of children for someone else’s advantage, gratification or profit often resulting in unjust, cruel and harmful treatment of the child. These activities are to the detriment of the child’s physical or mental health, education, moral or social-emotional development. This covers manipulation, misuse, abuse, victimization, oppression or ill-treatment.

Sexual exploitation: the abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust for sexual purposes; this includes profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the exploitation of another as well as personal sexual gratification. Examples include: child prostitution, trafficking of children for sexual abuse and exploitation, child pornography, sexual slavery.

Economic exploitation of a child: the use of the child in work or other activities for the benefit of others. This includes, but is not limited to, child labour. Economic exploitation implies the idea of a certain gain or profit through the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. This material interest has an impact on the economy of a certain unit, be it the State, the community or the family. For example, the recruitment and involvement of children in armed conflict, child bondage, the use of children from criminal activities, the involvement of children in any harmful or hazardous work.

Violence: From Article 19 UNCRC, “all forms of physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse.”

According to the World Health Organisation (2002), violence is: “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against a child, by an individual or group, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.”

Harm: is the result of the exploitation, violence, abuse and neglect of children and can take many forms, including impacts on children’s physical, emotional and behavioural development their general health, their family, and social relationships, their self-esteem, their educational attainment and their aspirations.

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If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigerian Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

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The Centre for Total Child Development, Ibadan cordially invites you to her 2021 ANNUAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CONFERENCE and the Child Development in Nigeria Merit Award

THEME: Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families and Preserving Communities

FEATURES: Plenary Sessions | Workshops | Skill Seminars | Walk Against Child Abuse | Inter-School Child Abuse Awareness Competition | Award Presentations & Prize Giving

DATE: 19th and 20th November, 2021

VENUE: Oyesina Hall, Oke Bola, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

TIME: 9.00am prompt

PARTICIPANT: Students in secondary schools, voluntary organisations, religious institutions and orphanage homes, teachers, parents, children workers, and other stakeholders

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is FREE but registration is a MUST. To register please call/sms/whatsapp: 08180495451 or send email to emailtotalchild@gmail.com

SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME

If you are interested in what we do, you can get involved in 3 ways:
1. Volunteer Partner: Join our vibrant team of volunteers to administer support to the children and young people coming for the Conference.
2. Resource Partner: Donate academic materials, products and other gift items to be given freely to the children and young people coming for the conference. You can also donate materials, equipment and facilities to support our cause.
3. Financial Partner: Donate fund to help us execute this Conference
For more information please contact:

CENTRE FOR TOTAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT
18, Anfani Road, Off Ring Road, Challenge, Ibadan
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/totalchildev
Tel: 08180495451; 08101809463

The Centre for Total Child Development, Ibadan cordially invites you to her 2021 ANNUAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CONFERENCE and the Child Development in Nigeria Merit Award

THEME: Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families and Preserving Communities

FEATURES: Plenary Sessions | Workshops | Skill Seminars | Walk Against Child Abuse | Inter-School Child Abuse Awareness Competition | Award Presentations & Prize Giving

DATE: 19th and 20th November, 2021

VENUE: Oyesina Hall, Oke Bola, Ibadan

TIME: 9.00am prompt

PARTICIPANT: Students in secondary schools, voluntary organisations, religious institutions and orphanage homes, teachers, parents, children workers, and other stakeholders

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is FREE but registration is a MUST. To register please call/sms/whatsapp: 08180495451 or send email to emailtotalchild@gmail.com

SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME

If you are interested in what we do, you can get involved in 3 ways:
1. Volunteer Partner: Join our vibrant team of volunteers to administer support to the children and young people coming for the Conference.
2. Resource Partner: Donate academic materials, products and other gift items to be given freely to the children and young people coming for the conference. You can also donate materials, equipment and facilities to support our cause.
3. Financial Partner: Donate fund to help us execute this Conference
For more information please contact:

CENTRE FOR TOTAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT
18, Anfani Road, Off Ring Road, Challenge, Ibadan
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
Tel: 08180495451

PASTOR STEPHEN KALU JAILED FOR LIFE OVER RAPE

Justice Peter Kekemeke of the FCT High Court, Nyanya, on Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old Pastor Stephen Kalu to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. The convict, a preacher at Adoration Ministry, Karshi, Abuja, was arraigned before the court by the police on a two-count charge of rape on 16th October, 2019.

The police said the convict had sex with a 17-year-old girl on October 28, 2018 at his residence in Karshi, Abuja, without her consent. They said this was contrary to section 31(1) of the Child’s Right Act and punishable under section 31(2) of the same Act. Delivering judgment in the matter, Kekemeke held that the prosecuting counsel, Donatus Abah, had proved his case beyond reasonable doubt.

He added that the defendant admitted that he slept with the girl several times, resulting in a pregnancy and the birth of a baby girl. The judge held further that although the defendant promised to marry her, the offence had been committed already and the law must take its course. Kekemeke ruled that count two was not relevant and convicted the defendant on count one, which contravened section 31(1) of the Child’s Right Act. “The defendant is found guilty on count one and accordingly convicted,” the judge ruled.

In sentencing the defendant, Kekemeke said that the section he was charged attracted a punishment of life imprisonment. “Our society, especially this division of the court, has seen several cases of rape. It is a pathetic situation, the system must be expunged of rapists. Our children need protection from our courts. The law is already there, the same defendant committed a similar offence of rape while on bail, during the period of this case.

“He is a danger to our children, I have no choice, the defendant is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment”, he ruled.

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This is child abuse. It is crime against children that is punishable by law.

If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development, an NGO that advocates for the rights and welfare of children and young people in the society.
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www.instagram.com/todalchildev

NASARAWA BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED DEFILEMENT OF 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL

A 24-year-old businessman, Samuel Mathew, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Agency for Youths Empowerment Scheme for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The General Manager of NAYES, Abdullahi Maina, stated this on Tuesday while parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Lafia, the state capital.

He explained that Mathew was caught by some residents where he allegedly had carnal knowledge of the minor, who sold Madidi, a local Hausa food. Maina said, “When I spoke to the suspected rapist, he was trying to deny that he raped the young girl. She was bleeding heavily when she was brought to our office, so we quickly took her to the primary health care centre, where she was examined and it was confirmed that she was actually raped. They had to stitch her and later they demanded that the suspect be brought for examination to know if he was HIV free or not. The test was conducted and he was HIV free.”

The suspect, Mathew, a shop owner who claimed to be 24 years old, denied the allegation. He said, “I was in my shop and then I saw the girl selling Madidi. I called her to come and give me Madidi and I asked her if she had N1000 change, but she said no. I observed that her eyes were red and I didn’t know what happened, so I asked her to go. As she was leaving my shop, she started crying. People were sitting outside and when they asked her what the problem was, she said that I closed her mouth and raped her and people came in and concluded that I raped her, but I am innocent.”

The victim’s uncle, Abbas Ibrahim, accused Mathew of raping his niece and inflicting severe injuries on her private parts, which made her lose a lot of blood. “He called my niece and told her he wanted to buy Madidi. My niece stood at the door, but the suspect insisted that she come inside the shop. When she got in, he took a piece of cloth and covered her mouth so that even if she shouted, people would not hear and he raped her in his shop. I am appealing to the government and security agencies to help me so that my niece can get justice”, he added.

A nurse who attended to the victim at a primary health centre, Aisha Ibrahim, said she examined her and confirmed that she was raped.

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This is child abuse. It is crime against children that is punishable by law.

If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development, an NGO that advocates for the rights and welfare of children and young people in the society.
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/todalchildev

FATHER MARRIES OFF 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, COLLECTS HP LAPTOP AS BRIDE PRICE

A father, Oyefeso Saheed, has been remanded for giving out his 12-year-old daughter in marriage. He allegedly collected a HP laptop as bride price. On Monday, Mr Saheed was remanded by a family court at the Oke-Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin for the act. Magistrate Shade Lawal also ordered the remand of the victim’s purported husband, Ismail Lawal, 32, before adjourning the case till Wednesday for further mention.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sergeant Akinijide Adisa, said that the matter was reported at the Adewole Police Station by Aishat Temem, a member of the state branch of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA). He said that the matter was reported after the complainant had received a call from the victim’s school principal.

The prosecutor also told the court that the purported husband gave the victim a HP laptop as the bride price for the marriage. He then prayed to the court to order the remand of the two defendants on the basis that the offence they allegedly committed were non-bailable. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.


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This is child abuse. It is crime against children that is punishable by law.

If you know any child that is going through any form of child abuse please help the child to get help by reporting the abuse to the appropriate authority. CHILD ABUSE is all forms of physical and/or emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, commercial or other exploitation of a child resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity.

In all actions concerning the child, his or her best interest and well-being must be given paramount consideration.

The use of a child for the purpose of begging for alms, prostitution, domestic or sexual labour, as a slave or practices similar to slavery, forced or compulsory labour or for any purpose that deprives the child of the opportunity to attend and remain in school is a crime and it attracts imprisonment for a term of 10 years.

Employing any person under 18 years as domestic help outside his home or family environment is a crime that attracts 5 years imprisonment.

Anybody who has sexual intercourse with a child less than 18 years will be convicted to imprisonment for life.

Exposing or involving a child in the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances is an offence liable to life imprisonment.

Every form of child abuse is a serious offence that is punishable by the law. Every child has the right to be free from every form of abuse.

Report any cases of child abuse to the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), your state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs or any NGO (Non-governmental Organisation) that advocates for the rights of children. If you notice any form of child abuse and you do not report, you are as guilty as the person committing the crime. Let’s join our hands to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.

Brought to you by the Centre for Total Child Development, an NGO that advocates for the rights and welfare of children and young people in the society.
www.facebook.com/totalchilddev
www.instagram.com/todalchildev

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