Educate residents on violence prohibition laws, Kogi govt urges stakeholders

The Kogi State Government has called on stakeholders in the state to educate residents on violence prohibition law.

Speaking at a two-day sensitisation and awareness programme for stakeholders towards the effective implementation of the State Violence against Persons Prohibition Law 2022 in Kogi, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Muhammed Sani, described the programme as essential, saying it would help curtail violence in all forms in both public and private life.

The Attorney General, who was represented by the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Hajia Falilat Yusufu, said a lot of people had been suffering different forms of violence ranging from gender-based to domestic violence and other forms of abuses

He noted that the law to prohibit violence against persons had been established in Kogi in 2022.

The Attorney General appealed to the public to report any forms of violence to the appropriate authorities for appropriate actions.

In his remarks, the Chief Justice of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, expressed his readiness to support the objectives of the law.

According to him, the law is meant to prohibit violence against persons regardless of gender or societal status to ensure a healthy society devoid of all forms of violence.

The two-day programme was organised by the Kogi state government through the Office of the Public Defender and Citizens’ Rights Commission (PDCRC).

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