CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN NIGERIA SOCIETIES

Child Abuse consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child physical or emotional health and development. A canker worm that has eaten deep into fabrics of our great Nigeria societies. Its causes are known to vary from unintended pregnancies, unemployment, and financial difficulties.

 In other words, children in school circumstances are known to stuff untold harm, neglect and abused. Furthermore, children could be seen roaming the streets, hawking and selling petty goods. Are these leaders of tomorrow? If these children who roam the streets naked and are abused on daily basis are the leaders of tomorrow, then the future of our families, communities and Nigeria as a nation is at stake.

However, child abuse as a social problem has only recently gained the recognition and attention of the Nigeria public. This was as a result of an organization known as the Africa Network for the Prevention and protection Against Child abuse and Neglect (AN PPC AN) which was set up in 1984 by some African countries including Nigeria.