Patterns of child and adolescent sexual abuse in the era of COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which first broke out in Wuhan, China in December 2019 undoubtedly created a novel health challenge for countries around the world. The federal and some state governments in Nigeria in a bid to contain the spread of the virus and manage a looming health em...

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Main Author: Ndubueze, Philip N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: International journal of law, crime and justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 77, Pages: 1-9
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