The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Bauchi Field Office, on Monday organised a one-day workshop for Journalist in Gombe state on how to mobilise the public to end violence against children.
The training, featuring 27 journalists, is aimed at equipping the journalists with the right skills on reporting of issues bordering on children.
Speaking during the training, Mrs Ladi Alabi, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, said there was no component of violence against children that was acceptable.
She said research had revealed that 60 per cent of Nigerian children suffered one form of violence or the other, either emotional or physical.
“The same people that are supposed to protect them (children) are the perpetrators of the violence.
“Children who were victims of violence become perpetrators of violence when they grow up.
“God created children and brought them…
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