As a seasoned corporate lawyer with over 25 years in practice, Mrs. Bola Tinubu is also a renowned children’s rights advocate, who founded Nigeria’s first free child helpline and also launched a non-profit organisation Cece Yara Child Advocacy Centre in 2016.

The advocacy centre is well equipped with a multi-disciplinary team of counselors, social workers, child advocates, lawyers, and forensic interviewers to prevent child sexual abuse and to provide access to care, information, protection, and emergency intervention for children who have experienced sexual abuse or who are at risk. In a society that has an alarming rate of child sexual violence, it’s important we protect our children from sexual predators.

On Friday 27, 2022, the wife of Oando boss Jubril Adewale Tinubu launched her new children’s book, titled, ‘Bisi is The Boss’. The book provides an interesting take on child sexual education through an interactive and exciting storyline packed with fun trivia, colourful characters, and valuable lessons. “Bisi Is The Boss” is a book about child safety and protection.

It empowers children and their caregivers by teaching children about how to recognize boundaries, how to react, who their trusted adults are, and how to get help. Empowering children is a great step towards breaking the cycle of child sexual abuse, and my aim is to get this book into the hands of every Nigerian child no matter what their circumstances are.” She added.

The storyline follows Bisi, a well-informed little girl who teaches young children through this important book how to identify inappropriate behaviour and create body boundaries. CONTINUE READING…