Reporting Child Abuse BY Nigeria Press.

The Nigerian media through the consistent reports of news and analysis on the impact of child abuse have helped in reinforcing the war against child abuse. The Media has constituted itself to a positive force which etched child abuse crusade in the consciousness of the people.

It is believed that, the effort of the press in reporting Impact of child abuse in Oshodi have drastically reduced the scrooge and issue relating to child abuse and brought it to the front burner of the National discuss.

The  consistent exposure of Child abuse cases by the Nigerian Media has emboldened increase number of Civil Society group in the country to join and identify with the anti child abuse war.

Reports in the Media about child abuse have provided these groups with the needed tools to demand the prosecution of perpetrators of child abuse crime in the country.

The media in recent years have also been proactive in identifying questionable and unexplained movement of group of children ostensibly for child abuse, thereby arousing public interest and concern.

Some of child abuse cases may not be under investigation, but it is a veritable reference material for future investigation, into similar cases.

Again the fact that people are conscious that their exist a vibrant media and that you are being watched in the areas OF INFRINGING ON THE CHILD RIGHT LAW, could be a deterrent for people inclined to indulge in child abuse .

The media has performed creditable well in Nigeria under harsh and difficult condition imposed by the system in operation in the country. Within operational constrain, Nigeria media has discharged its duties above expectation in their fight against the incidence of child abuse through their reportage of cases involving both the high and low in the society.

 To be continued.