Bauchi Govt Rehabilitates 30 Commercial Sex Workers

Bauchi state ministry of women affairs, child development and social welfare has said that it had rehabilitated 30 females who engaged in commercial sex activities and reunited them with their families in the state.

The commissioner, Hon. Hajara Jibrin Gidado, stated this at a ministerial briefing held in Bauchi yesterday.
Hajara Gidado said the ministry had also settled 280 family cases through its social welfare offices. She said the role of her ministry is to mobilise, coordinate and monitor all interventions that promote and strengthen economic and political empowerment as well as the rights of women, children and vulnerable groups for sustainable development.

Hajara Gidado said her ministry had recorded many achievements which include distribution of farm implements to over 200 women farmers across the state, distribution of over 200 sewing machines to women groups, establishment of a situational room in which all gender-based violence cases were recorded.

Others, according to her, include upgrading and provision of beds, mattresses and pillows to remand homes in Bauchi and Azare as well as establishment of the Aisha Bala Mohammed Rehabilitation and Skills Training Center for released inmates of remand homes, among others.

The commissioner commended Governor Bala Mohammed for his contributions to women affairs.
Also speaking, the commissioner for religious affairs and societal orientation, Ibrahim Hamza, said the ministry had taken steps to check moral decadence in society.

He said the ministry was working with relevant agencies including the Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board and Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board to improve the welfare of the pilgrims during pilgrimages to Mecca and Jerusalem.