Height of Madness:40year old man rapes 4-yr-old girl to death....

Firstclass newsline learnt that the OFFICIALS of United Nations
Children's Fund, UNICEF, and other stakeholders in the protection of
the rights of the child were shocked, yesterday, to hear of the case
of a 40-year-old man that raped a four-year-old girl to death in
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The revelation was made by the State Coordinator of Child Protection
Network, CPN, Mrs. Mariam Kombo-Ezeh.
She also revealed two other cases of child abuse, which occurred in
the state, including the death of a seven-year-old girl of
complications from HIV/AIDS after being raped and infected by a man,
and another 13-year-old girl gang-raped in Yenagoa, the state capital.
Speaking onAdvocacy Engagement with Policy Makers on Domestication of
Child Right Act in Bayelsa, Mrs. Kombo-Eze said cases of child abuse
and inhuman treatments were on the rise in the state.
She said: "It is pathetic and the cases are on the high side. There is
the need for speedy passage of the bill on Child Rights into Law."
In her speech at the stakeholders meeting organized by the state
government in collaboration with CPN, with the support of UNICEF,
Enugu Field Office, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and
Social Development, Ms. Nengi Rufus-Spiff, said the present
administration was shocked by the revelations and would never support
child abuse under any guise.
According to her, children in Bayelsa State will be properly protected
under the proposed Bill, adding "the parents too should rise to the
realities of training the boy-child to respect the girl-child. It is a
thing of regret to know that the rate of such abuses is high."
In her message at the event, Chief Field Officer of UNICEF, Enugu
office, Mr. Nwanaka Chude Onwurah, commended the state government on
the existing policies on the protection and welfare of Bayelsa
children.
Onwurah, who was represented by Charles Nzuki, expressed optimism that
the Child Right Bill would soon be passed into law in Bayelsa.
Firstclassnewsline.net