We received 105 cases on children rights, women, gender in Kano in one month – NHRC 

Aug. 14, 2025

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State, says it received 105 cases bordered on children rights, women and gender of the 149 alleged human rights abuses complaints in July.

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

He said that 38 of the cases had been treated, while 111 are pending.

According to him, over 24 of these cases received during the period under review are on abandonment of family responsibility and domestic violence.

“The remaining 20 cases are on economy and cultural rights, labour and physical violence rights,’’ he said.

He explained that the commission also mediated on marital matters between couple.

Abdullahi urged couples to be more patient with one another in order to manage their responsibilities.(NAN)