Lagos partners UNFPA, others, records 4351 GBV cases in 11 months

Lagos State government, yesterday, partnered with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations (UN) Women, among others, to reduce the menace of gender-based violence, even as the state recorded 4,351 cases between January 1 and November 31, 2022.

The commissioner said the campaign will also move to Irewe Town Riverine area, in Ojo Council on December 6, 2022 for an aggressive campaign against gender-based violence, which is still prevalent in that community.
 
She said: “I implore NPF to help encourage our women to feel free to go to the police to report all forms of violence. The report we get when people go to the police station is that the police trivalises the matter and throws the case out.

“It’s a challenge for us. They even abuse the women. For instance, if a rape case is reported, they will ask the victim, ‘Wetin you wear.’ If a woman is abused by the husband, they will tell the woman, ‘Go beg am, go settle am.’

“Because of this, people are not encouraged to report. We urge the police to help us reduce all forms of gender-based violence.”