Establish legal aid centres in rural communities, Ganduje urged

A legal aid service provider, Public Defenders’ Office (PDO) has called on Kano state government to establish legal aid centres in rural communities across the 44 local government areas of the state. Speaking during an awareness campaign in Wudil town, Wudil local government area of the state, the PDO’s Administrator, Madam Rotkang Kyunni, said the centre would help in […]

A legal aid service provider, Public Defenders’ Office (PDO) has called on Kano state government to establish legal aid centres in rural communities across the 44 local government areas of the state.

Speaking during an awareness campaign in Wudil town, Wudil local government area of the state, the PDO’s Administrator, Madam Rotkang Kyunni, said the centre would help in providing legal aid services to rural communities with a view to addressing disputes among them.

Kyunni explained that PDO had noticed that most of the disputes in the rural communities could be settled amicably through mediation and counselling.

She said, “Setting up of legal aid centres in rural communities will greatly help in mediating between warring parties without necessarily going to courts.”

She added that PDO needs to do more on awareness campaign, as according to her rural dwellers need to be educated on how to protect their rights.

On his part, the Village Head of Wudil, Alhaji Abba Muhammad decried high rates of rape cases in the area, noting that the awareness campaign embarked upon by the PDO in community areas would greatly help in addressing the situation.

Muhammad assured his support to PDO and any organisation that was willing to help his subjects to shape their future.

He commended the operators of the PDO for chosen Wudil for the campaign, noting that the gesture would impact.