Anglican group takes fight against GBV to clergies in Kaduna

Anglican group takes fight against GBV to clergies in Kaduna

By Moses Kolo

GBV

Kaduna, June 4, 2024 (NAN) The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) team of the Diocese of Kaduna Nazarene Rural Health Ministry says it is determined to educate  the Clergies in Kaduna to be champions of the same course.

Rev Victor Eboh, the Desk Officer of the diocese disclosed this during a presentation at the inauguration of the 23rd Synod of the Anglican Diocese held at St. Christopher Anglican Church in Kaduna.

The  participants at the synod included Bishops, legal practitioners, Clergymen and Laity of the Anglican Diocese of Kaduna.

It was under the auspices of the Anglican Compassion and Development Initiative (ACADI) Church of Nigeria Project to prevent GBV.

Eboh spoke on the types of GBV,  listing them to include: Ssexual, physical, psychological, mental and economic.

He said their consequences include suicidal thoughts, mental meltdown, physical bruises, raising abusive members of the society and depression, amongst others.

Ebo said, “I employ the House of Synod to cooperate with the Anglican Compassion and Development Initiative to achieve a transformational response to GBV.

”This is with the objective to prevent and reduce its occurrence within the Church of Nigeria.

“I equally charge the House of Synod and delegates to carry the GBV prevention message to their local Parishes and be advocates of GBV prevention in the Diocese of Kaduna and anywhere they find themselves.” (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani