Niger Child Right Agency apprehends eight underage girls

The Niger state Child Right Agency has apprehended eight young girls of between the ages of 14 and 17 years old in a single room who are allegedly into drugs and other immoral acts with one of them carrying four months pregnancy.

The girls, who were all primary and secondary school drop outs, were arrested at Anguwan Keje in Chanchaga local government of the state.

It was observed that their public immoralities and disturbances in the areas led to their report to the agency.

The director general of the agency, Barrister Mairam Haruna Kolo, who blamed their parents for the misbehavior of the children, urged every parent to pay attention to their wards to avoid making friends with the wrong ones.

They were suspected to be into drugs, prostitution and lesbianism because all efforts by the community people to stop them has failed.

Kolo further said that their parents have been informed about the arrest, adding that the children were already undergoing counselling so as to put them aright and send them back to school or introduce them to skills acquisition scheme for self-reliance.

An interview with some of the girls showed that they were remorseful and regret their actions after admitting to have boyfriends.
Barrister Kolo emphasized that they would be taken to the hospital to know their health status and offer them treatments if found with diseases.

She added that the pregnant girl, who is 17, would be counselled on preparation for anti-natal care while the man responsible for the pregnancy would be contacted to take care of her.