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More Than 10,000 Cases Of Domestic, Sexual Violence Recorded In Lagos In Two Years
- …the DSVRT attended to an average of 150 new cases monthly, adding that the team provided a coordinated response…
The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), has handled 10,007 domestic and sexual violence cases in two years.
Chairman of DSVRT and Lagos State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference in Ikeja to commemorate the Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Month.
He said the recorded domestic, sexual, gender and non-gender based violence cases were perpetrated against adults and children.
Onigbanjo disclosed that since May 2019, the DSVRT attended to an average of 150 new cases monthly, adding that the team provided a coordinated response and created unprecedented levels of collaboration among professionals working to end sexual and gender-based violence in the state.
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“Under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, DSVRT has received a total of 10,007 reported cases which include domestic violence and sexual violence perpetrated against adults and children,” said the commissioner.
”From May 2019 till August 26, 2021, the team has handled 4,150 domestic violence; 177 rape; 255 attempt to commit rape/sexual assault; 246 sexual assault by penetration/threat; and 877 others cases (separation, not taking responsibilities of child (ren), neglect, custody of the child, non-GBV).
“The team also handled 436 child abuse/physical assault, 271 defilement cases; 13 defilements by minor to minor; 454 child labour; abduction neglect/others; and 148 sexual harassment/molestation cases.
“Also, a total of 2,980 children have experienced emotional abuse (that is these children have been exposed to domestic violence within the home). Some of these children had been taken through counselling programmes, to ensure they were able to psychologically deal with the events they had witnessed, without it having a permanent and negative impact on them.”
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