Exploring the Forms of Child Abuse in Nigeria: Efforts at Seeking Appropriate Preventive Strategies

Abstract

It may be difficult discussing the issue of child abuse in Nigeria without eliciting the African perspective. This is because first as Africans (and later developing nations) there exists a common heritage that seem to signify that similarities in culture or traditions may indicate a commonality of perceptions toward issues regarded as child abuse and eventually similarities in strategies for addressing the problem. (excerpt)