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Child abuse is as old as man. It happens in different parts of the world. Some countries, cultures and governments are advanced in handling the problem, while others are just waking up to the reality. However, that does not mean that children are not harmed in those societies where the government is still silent. Even though the statistics data from United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) vary from city and city, from country to country, and from year to year, what is not in dispute is that child abuse is an international problem. Children are abused regardless of the culture, society, or socio-demographics of the individual child (Bekerian & Levy, 2012, 68). In the past fifty years, the issue of child abuse was not a topic of discussion in Igboland of Nigeria. Though the Igbos are noted for their love for children. It is interesting to note that some parents and teachers in disciplining the children go to the extreme and put the children in harmful situations. Hence, the devastating effects of child abuse have called the attention of psychologist, scholars and government. Today it is becoming an important issue of awareness. To achieve this uphill task, all hands need to be on deck to tackle the serious nature of this ugly phenomenon. This leads to a serious discussion on the prevention of child abuse. Preventing child abuse before it occurs in the family, school or in the society is the fundamental goal of reducing the occurrence of child abuse. In fact, most authors, psychologist and experts in the file of child abuse and maltreatment agree that, policies, strategies and programmes for preventing child abuse must aim on preventing child abuse before it happens. To achieve this goal, there are programmes that aims in improving the parenting skills. These programmes are designed to help parents develop a positive,

CHILD ABUSE IN IGBOLAND OF NIGERIA: EXPLANATIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS AND ENDING THE SILENCE