Impunity, poverty, idleness responsible for Gender-Based Violence – District Head

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The District Head of Soba in Zazzau Emirate of Kaduna state Alhaji Bashir Shehu has identified impunity, poverty, and idleness among youths as some of the factors responsible for the increased Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the society.
He asserted this yesterday during an advocacy visit from
Hope for Communities & Children Initiative (H4CC).
The Royal Father said,causes of crimes should be eliminated.
He opined that the fight against GBV must be dealt with at the local level, noting that parents, security agencies, and other stakeholders must come together to ensure that access to justice is accelerated.
He stressed that justice, development, and economies were all linked together while tasking the leaders and the elite class to help create more wealth and income opportunities for the poor.
He noted that most security problems, all over his domain, had their roots in the economic and justice systems of the society, adding that poverty breeds angry and discontented people, who in turn, resort to extreme violence against the society to ease their frustration, he said.
Speaking earlier, the Garkuwan Dan- Barhim Zazzau Emirate, Alhaji Garba Umar said Hope for Communities & Children Initiative (H4CC) is seeking the collaboration of the royal fathers been community leaders in the campaign to curb cases of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and child slavery, among others in Soba LGA. Speaking earlier, the Garkuwan Dan- Barhim Zazzau Emirate, Alhaji Garba Umar said Hope for Communities & Children Initiative (H4CC) is seeking the collaboration of the royal fathers been community leaders in the campaign to curb cases of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and child slavery, among others in Soba LGA.