The Niger State Child Rights Protection Agency has recorded 192 cases of child abuse and rights violations between November 2025 and June 2026.
The cases include rape, maltreatment, trafficking, forced marriage, abandonment and denial of child maintenance.
The director-general of the agency, Ummul Mohammed, disclosed this in Minna, saying the cases were recorded in different parts of the state despite the agency’s operational challenges.
Ms Mohammed, who assumed office in November 2025, said the agency recorded 30 cases in November, 31 in February, 30 in March, 40 in April, 27 in May and 30 in June.
She said the cases included sexual abuse, missing children, child trafficking, domestic servitude, street hawking, forced marriage and children taken away under the guise of Islamic education.
