Asaba—A total of 1,325 marital disputes were settled by Delta State Ministry for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development between January and October, 2013, an official, has said. Commissioner in charge of the ministry, Chief Betty Efekodha, told News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, yesterday in Asaba that the cases were out of the 1,342 it received during the period.

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She said apart from resolving the disputes, the ministry had also rendered guidance and counselling services to 62 other families.

Efekodha also said the state government had established 50 ‘family courts’ across the state to serve as alternative dispute resolution centres. She said one of the courts, located in Sapele Local Government Area, had been fully equipped to entertain cases under the Child Rights Law.    The commissioner disclosed that the government was making plans to equip the remaining 49 family courts.