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NHRC receives 138 complaints of human rights abuses in 2 months in Kano

The NHRC state Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 in Kano.
National Human Rights Commission's panel sitting in Abuja. [Twitter/@NhrcNigeria]
National Human Rights Commission's panel sitting in Abuja. [Twitter/@NhrcNigeria]

The NHRC state Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 in Kano.

He said that 105 of the 138 cases had been treated while the remaining 33 were pending. According to him,95 of the cases bordered on abandonment of family responsibility, nine on access to children, 10 on domestic violence and four on rape.

“The remaining 20 cases received during the period under review were on labour rights, unlawful arrest and detention among others,” he said.

The coordinator further said that the commission also mediated in some marital matters between couples and families.

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