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  A rights activist, Professor Yinka Olomojobi, has said the rights of the child are the most important group rights. He made the submission in preparation for the public presentation of his book titled, ‘Human rights: Legal protection of children in Nigeria’ taking place on Thursday at Ikoyi, Lagos. Olomojobi argued that the rights of children were more important because they (children) were the building block of society and the next generation. He said, “The rights of children have been to an extent neglected in Nigeria despite a vast dossier of international, regional, and national laws upholding the rights of the child. There has indeed been a reluctance to promote the rights of the child in Nigeria given the fact that it appears intangible and difficult to ascertain. “Beyond doubt, the rights of the child are the most important group rights, simply because they are the building block of society and the next generation. Despite being a vulnerable group, the rights of the child ...