Lagos records 753 cases of domestic violence in 15 months

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Eighty-nine men reported cases of domestic violence against their wives between 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, the Lagos State

However, 664 women experienced domestic violence from their husbands within the period under review.The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation , Mrs. Cecilia Bolaji Dada, stated this at a ministerial briefing to mark the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in office, held at Bagauda Kalto Press Centre, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja.

Mrs. Dada disclosed that 664 women were beaten by their spouses in Lagos and that the cases were reported at WAPA.Giving a breakdown, the commissioner said 378 women were violated by their husbands in 2020, while 286 women were battered by their husbands in the first quarter of 2021.

 

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