The Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Kaduna State Command, Alhaji Muhammad Sunusi Muhammad Maikwalta, has reaffirmed the Committee’s commitment to supporting the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) as the world marks the end of the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Speaking on Tuesday, 10 December 2025 — a day that also commemorates International Human Rights Day — Maikwalta said the campaign serves as a powerful reminder of the collective responsibility to uphold the rights and dignity of women and girls.
His remarks were contained in a statement by Comrade Ali Attahiru, Senior Special Assistant to the Chairman, PCRC Kaduna State Command.
Maikwalta described this year’s global theme, which focuses on ending digital violence and creating safer online spaces for women and girls, as timely and crucial. He noted that while technology offers opportunities, it also exposes more women to online harassment, bullying, blackmail, and exploitation.
He emphasized that gender-based violence remains one of the most persistent human rights violations in communities across Nigeria and called for united action to address both physical and digital forms of abuse.
The PCRC Chairman outlined several measures the Committee will strengthen in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, including, Supporting prompt and professional police response to GBV cases, including technology-related abuse, Enhancing public awareness on safe and confidential reporting channels, Partnering with community leaders, civil society groups, and schools to promote rights education for women and girls, Deepening digital literacy to help young women avoid online manipulation and exploitation, and Reinforcing community policing to ensure safer neighbourhoods.
He stressed that no victim must be left behind and no offender should escape accountability.
Maikwalta called on parents, teachers, traditional and religious leaders, youth groups, and institutions to take responsibility by reporting abuse, supporting survivors, and challenging harmful cultural attitudes. He urged communities to teach boys respect and girls confidence, and to promote responsible digital behaviour.
“No woman or girl should live in fear—whether at home, at work, in school, in the community, or online,” he said.
As the global campaign concludes, the PCRC Chairman reaffirmed the Committee’s commitment to building a safer, more inclusive, and more just Kaduna State where the rights of women and girls are fully protected.
“A society that protects its women and girls protects its future,” he stated.
He prayed for God’s blessings on Kaduna State, Nigeria, and all efforts aimed at ending violence against women and girls.
