We need to ensure the protection of children’s rights – Activist

A child rights advocate and Executive Director, Hope For Second Chance Foundation, HOSEC, Mrs Ibukunoluwa Otesile has advocated the need for members of the public to speak up when the rights of a child is violated. 

Mrs Otesile made the call while speaking with Premier FM in commemoration of this year’s Day of the African child. 

She said it has become important for people to stand up and take action against child molestation, child marriage, parental neglect and Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, for the protection of the rights of the children. 

Mrs Otesile reemphasised the need for children, irrespective of gender to be conscious of the protection of their bodies and report any form of sexual molestation to trusted persons. 

She described the Day of the African Child as an occasion to celebrate and call the attention of relevant authorities to the plights of the children.

To however celebrate children on the day, the child rights advocate distributed a gender protection book to pupils of Humani Alaga High School, Samonda Ibadan.

In the book titled, “The New Game”, tells the story of a boy who was sexually molested by his family’s maid.

Also speaking, Mogaji Derele Lekan-Salami who spoke through Mr Olaoluwa appealed to the children to thrive to make impact in their generation.

Mosope Kehinde