FCTA, NSCDC sign MoU to protect Abuja girls, women

The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps command in FCT, on Monday, signed a memorandum of understanding.

The MoU, designed to enhance the protection of women and girls in the territory, was signed in Abuja during a two-day conference on ‘Gender and Human Security: Focus on Women in the FCT’.

The conference was organised by the Women Affairs Secretariat and Security Services Department, FCT Administration, in collaboration with the Centre for Gender Security Studies and Youth Advancement, University of Abuja.

Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, mandate secretary of the secretariate, explained that under the MoU, the two parties would develop a training module tagged ‘Orange Module’.

Ms Benjamin-Laniyi said using the module, boys would be trained to shun sexual and gender-based violence, while young girls and older women would be trained on self-protection and security consciousness.

She said the FCTA, under the FCT minister Nyesom Wike, prioritised women’s protection and empowerment, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.

The NSCDC commandant, Olusola Odumosu, said the partnership would promote the safety and well-being of women in rural and urban areas.

He described security as a human right encompassing physical, economic, environmental, and social aspects.

(NAN)