The Lagos State Government has called for collaboration among stakeholders to curb criminal tendencies in children.
The Director of the Office of the Public Defender, Mrs. Olubukola Salami, said the release of over 250 children who were held in the Badagry, Kirikiri and Ikoyi prisons, showed that there was the need for societal reforms.
Salami spoke during a five-day workshop organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Children’s Fund for legal officers, social workers, and human rights activists in Lekki, Lagos State.
The director noted that since the partnership with UNICEF, 334 children had been represented in court by the agency, adding that while 221 cases had been concluded, 152 children had been released from custody and reunited with their families.
She said, “The Child Rights Law provides that children should not be detained at a police station. Sub-section 2 provides that while in detention, a child must be given care, protection and all necessary assistance, including educational, vocational, psychological, medical and physical assistance.
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