The President of CCN, Most Rev Benebo Fubara-Manual, at a press conference at the United Evangelical Church, Surulere, Lagos said; “we realise that violence against women and girls is not what the churches or faith-based organisations alone can solve; it calls for multilateral efforts and initiatives and every form of support is a move in the right direction. We believe that this collaboration will assist many non-religious persons to discern clearly how they have been trapped in the same declining culture and do all that they can to stop this evil."
He added; “We are supported in this move by the Students’ Christian Movement as one of our most active associate members. We shall engage in mass street rallies and meet with significant political and government figures who can initiate positive changes in this regard. We shall hand out fliers and stickers that would send out our messages and pray to our one and only creator and redeemer in our churches so that by the grace of God we shall see an age in which violence against children is ended.
“We are not convinced that the governments of the nations of our world are sufficiently tackling the challenges with respect to violence against women and girls. Clearly, our country is not winning in this battle. But it should win.”
In her words, the National Coordinator, UNICEF National Coordinator to End Violence against Children in Nigeria, Mrs Uzoaku Williams said that the church is making frantic efforts at creating a safe space for survivors of rape in parts of Nigeria.
