The National Human Rights Commission in Niger State has disclosed that it has handled over 1000 cases of human rights violations since the start of 2026.
A human rights defender in charge of the gender desk in the state, Hassana Maiyaki, spoke in a chat during which she said the commission partners with other rights organisations and civil society groups to rid the state of human rights abuses
She disclosed that the National Human Rights Commission is partnering with the
SCAPAGBV 3.0 to ensure that perpetrators of Gender violence do not go scot-free.
“I’m from the National Human Rights Commission in Niger State office. I am, as such, a human rights defender and also a gender desk officer, in protecting human rights.
“The contribution of the national human rights is in synergy with other stakeholders. We have been working with the GBV SCAPAGBV 3.0 in sensitising people on their rights and also the dangers of gender based violence in our society, and how to prevent it, how to report such cases to authorities like us that have the mandate to enforce human rights violations.
“The commission has handled over 1000 cases of human rights violations in the state. Many cases have been reported, but some of them were cases that we referred to the appropriate authorities because some people don’t even know their rights when it comes to human rights violations.
“Some cases that are not human rights violations or abuses, we refer them to the appropriate channels for them to be tackled,” she said.
The Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers in Niger State, Mrs Bolanle Jibowu, who also spoke, reiterated the commitment of women lawyers in the campaign to end gender-based violence in Niger State.
“For us in FIDA, our mission is the protection, preservation and promotion of the rights of women and children, and to that extent, we have worked with SCAPAGBV 3.0 with GCPI, and we are very proud of what the project has come to do in Niger State, and we are very proud of the fact that the project has succeeded in Niger State.
“We just wish that they would have further funding because, without funding, you really can not do anything when it comes to GBV or the fight for its eradication and even the prevention of GBV anywhere in the world. So we pray and hope that they get more funding. This partnership between GCPI and FIDA will grow stronger, “ she noted.
Meanwhile, an elated Project Director of SCAPAGBV 3.0, who also doubles as the Executive Director of Global Promoters for Community Initiatives and the Executive Director ACOMIN, Olasukanmi Kalejaiye, also during his chat with Arewa PUNCH at the close-out ceremony of the SCAPAGBV 3.0, hailed the success of SCAPAGBV 3.0.
He expressed the hope of a speedy leap to the SCAPAGBV 4.0.
“We are still hoping that the Nigerian Women Trust Fund, which has supported us in the last three years to combat GBV in Niger state, will continue. Kudos to them
“We are still hoping that grants should also be extended to us to have 4.0 if need be.
“We are also trying to see where we can get funders on gender-based violence, so that what we have started in Niger State, we can continue.
“SCAPAGBV 3.0 is all about giving our women and girls a voice. We need to promote and project their voices; some of them are not being amplified, and considering the society we are living today, our ladies are being subjected to second-class citizens, which we don’t want to continue.
“So, we ensured that SCAPAGBV 3.0 amplified those unheard voices, and we help them amplify it across the media and other platforms,” he stressed.
