Mrs Comfort Lamtey, the Country Director, United Nations Women, has said that one in every five of the world’s female population has been physically or sexually abused at one time.
She stated this at the launch of a campaign against gender violence, organized by Yobe State Ministry of Women Affairs and UN Women, in partnership with Search for Common Ground in Damaturu.
Represented by Mrs Lillian Unaegbu, she said the event ‘HeForShe global campaign for gender equality and campaign against women and girls” was meant to mobilise men and boys to be advocates against gender-base violence that results to physical and psychological harm to women.
She said that Yobe was the fourth state after Plateau, Adamawa and Gombe to embrace the campaign, while commending them for involving women in the affairs of traditional institutions.
The state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, welcomed the global campaign and pledged the commitment of his administration to always support women causes.
The Police Commissioner, Yobe state command, Abdulmaliki Sumonu, commended the state government for signing the bill which provided life imprisonment for persons found guilty of rape into law.
He said the measure had drastically reduced incidents of rape in the state.
