‘Lagos records 4,035 rape, child abuse cases in one year’
Kazeem
said this during a news briefing on the activities of the state’s
Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, a statement by the Chief
Press Secretary to the state governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, said.
Through
the DSVRT, Kazeem said government handled a total of 192 cases
comprising 89 domestic violence cases, 62 defilement cases, 18 rape
cases, six attempted rape, 10 child neglect and seven child abuse cases.
Ninety-two cases are presently being heard in court.
Kazeem
warned that the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode would not
tolerate domestic violence and child abuse and would do everything
within its powers to tackle the issue.
“Let
me sound a note of warning here that no matter how highly placed you
are in the society, if you commit any domestic violence crime, Lagos
State will go after you and prosecute you in court,” he said.
Apart
from bringing perpetrators of domestic abuse and sexual assault to
book, Kazeem said the state government had taken steps to ensure the
rehabilitation of victims.
He
was quoted as saying, “As regards the provision of shelter for victims,
the Ministries of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and Youth and
Social Development as well as strategic partners NGOs have played key
roles in ensuring that victims were evacuated to a safer environment of
shelter homes.
“All
the victims of sexual assault received medical attention from Mirabel
Centre and State Hospitals, and so far, 50 of such cases were charged to
court.”
Kazeem
gave the assurance that the state government would increase its efforts
to address issues related to sexual abuse and domestic violence on the
front burner.
Consequently,
he said the DSVRT would on Friday hold a free clinic for victims of
domestic violence, rape at the state secretariat, Alausa.
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