Child Rights & Juvenile Justice Center

12/10/2026

On this international Day of the Girl child, we stand for every girl’s right to Education, Equality and Justice.

Every Girl deserves to learn without fear, to dream without limits and to love with dignity and equal opportunity.

05/10/2026

Today, on World Teacher’s Day, we honour those who shape minds, inspire dreams, and build brighter futures.

Thank you for your patience, your passion, and your unwavering belief in
every child.

You make a lasting difference every day.

01/10/2026

Happy 66th Independence Day, Nigeria!

25/09/2026

14/09/2026

📚✨ WELCOME TO A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR!

A new year means a new class, new lessons, new challenges and new opportunities to grow. 🌱📖

To all our students, we wish you a successful and fulfilling academic year ahead.

Here’s to growth and new possibilities! 💙✨

Welcome back to school! 🎒📚

17/08/2026

Today was a reminder of why this work matters. ❤️⚖️

Today, three boys represented by CRJJC walked out of court as free children.

One had been in detention since 2025. Two others had been detained since 2024. For their families, these were not just “cases” on a court list. These were their children, boys they had been separated from for years, with little understanding of what was happening with their cases or when they would come home.

In July, CRJJC met the children at the NCoS Borstal Training Institute, Adigbe. We began tracing their matters across the courts.

For one of the boys, we discovered that his case had already been struck out in March 2026. Yet he remained in detention. We immediately applied for the release order, followed up on its issuance, paid the necessary costs for its transmission, and ensured it was served on the Borstal Institute on Friday, 14 August.

Today, he walked out.

For the other two boys, their case file had to be traced to the Ijoko Magistrate Court. We followed up with the Court, ensured that the boys were produced for today's proceedings and continued to advocate for their release. The Magistrate noted that the complainant appeared to have abandoned the matter, and the boys were released to their families.

After years apart, their parents were able to take their children home.

This is what our work at CRJJC looks like.

It is the hours spent searching court registries. The calls and follow-ups. The journeys between courts. The applications. The filing and transmission costs. The logistics of getting children to court. The conversations with prosecutors and court officials. And, most importantly, the determination to keep going until we find an answer for a child who has been waiting.

These three boys are not statistics. They are children with families, lives and futures waiting for them.

And today, they went home.

There are still other children waiting. Other files to trace. Other families waiting for answers.

We will keep searching. We will keep advocating. We will keep showing up.

Because no child should spend years in detention simply because no one followed up on their case.

06/08/2026

Safeguarding children is far more than protecting them from harm. It is about ensuring that every institution they encounter—from the police station to the courtroom, from correctional centres to social welfare agencies—recognises their rights, respects their dignity and acts in their best interests.

A child who comes into contact with the law should never lose the protections that childhood affords. Yet, too often, children are detained when alternatives exist, denied timely legal representation, or left waiting for months—even years—for their cases to progress.

A child justice system can only fulfil its purpose when every stakeholder understands that children are not simply “smaller adults". They require a system designed around rehabilitation, protection and accountability, not punishment alone.

The Child's Rights Act (and the Child's Rights Laws enacted across the states) require that alternatives to detention be considered whenever appropriate. Depriving a child of liberty should never be the starting point—it should always be the measure of last resort.

At the Child Rights & Juvenile Justice Center (CRJJC), we are committed not only to providing essential legal support to children, but also to strengthening public understanding of children's rights and promoting a child justice system that truly safeguards every child.

Please support our awareness campaign by following our page, engaging with our content and sharing it within your network.

You can also support our work by donating to:
Zenith Bank Plc�Account Name: TOKAN Foundation�Account Number: 1015972986
or via Paystack: https://paystack.com/pay/tokanfoundation

If a child requires legal assistance, please contact us at [email protected] or send us a direct message.

Together, we can build a justice system where every child is protected, every right is respected, and no child is left behind.

05/08/2026

Hello, August!

A new month brings new opportunities to restore hope, transform lives, and create brighter futures for every child.

At TOKAN Foundation, we remain committed to ensuring that every child has access to education, care, protection, and the opportunities they deserve.

Here’s to another month of impact, compassion, and purpose.

Happy New Month!

03/08/2026

Every child has a right to parental care and protection, and to maintenance by his/her parents or guardians (to the extent of their means). This right is guaranteed by the Child’s Right Act and the Child’s Right Laws of the various states in Nigeria.

A child may be separated from his/her parent or guardian where it is determined that they are unable to provide care, protection, or maintenance to the child. Oftentimes, this separation can be prevented when necessary financial and social support is provided to the parent/guardian by the government, NGOs, or well-meaning individuals.

By helping children remain in positive family relationships with access to necessary care, protection, and maintenance, we can help improve their outcomes in life. We also reduce their chances of physical or emotional abuse, trauma, or other occurrencies which may cause the child to engage in detrimental behaviours.

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The Child Rights and Juvenile Justice Center (CRJJC), registered as the Child Rights and Juvenile Advocacy Center with CAC/IT/No/193337, is the legal services arm of TOKAN Foundation. We provide legal support to children and juveniles in Nigeria. Our wholistic approach to child rights advocacy and juvenile justice helps to ensure that children and juveniles receive needed support in and out of the court room.

We work with families, social workers, school proprietors, correctional centers and other institutions for children to ensure that children can properly navigate their way through the system. We also advocate tirelessly for the rights of children who are thrown into the juvenile justice system and help them navigate their way out or through it. We also help to ensure that they meet their terms of release and can transition seamlessly back into school. Where possible, and if in the best interest of the child, we assist with uniting/reuniting children with their families, guardians, or foster parents.

Donations remain crucial to our work and you can support our activities with donations to:

TOKAN Foundation’s bank account No. 1015972986 (Zenith Bank Plc) or https://paystack.com/pay/tokanfoundation.

We also welcome partnerships from individuals, businesses, religious organisations, and the government. For more information please reach out to us at [email protected], and on social media.

27/07/2026

Nine children. Five days. Countless court registries.

When CRJJC visited the Nigeria Correctional Service’s Borstal Training Institute, Adigbe, we met children who had been awaiting trial since 2023, 2024 and 2025. We knew we couldn't wait for the system to find them—we had to go looking ourselves.

In just five days of physical searches across Ogun State, we:�- Confirmed 2 cases had already been struck out and immediately processed and paid for the reproduction and transmission of the release warrants.�- Located 3 previously missing case files and secured fresh hearing dates.�- Continue searching for the remaining 3 missing cases, because no child should remain in detention simply because a file cannot be found.

Child justice is more than appearing in court. It means travelling from registry to registry, tracing missing files, engaging prosecutors and court officials, and ensuring that no child is forgotten in the justice system.

This is the work CRJJC is committed to doing—but we cannot do it alone.

Your support helps us fund court searches, transportation, filing costs, legal representation and the relentless advocacy required to restore children's access to justice.

Together, we can ensure that no child is forgotten.

Visit www.tokanfoundation.com/crjjc o support our work.