The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mentioned that his administration has convicted 50 individuals for sexual and gender-based violence prior to now 12 months.
Sanwo-Olu revealed this in a video shared by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, on X.com on Sunday.
The governor mentioned this to welcome the month of September, the state’s home and sexual violence consciousness month.
“Dedicating a whole month to this cause is one of the ways we ensure that these issues remain on the front burner. Our administration, through our THEMES Plus Agenda, has implemented comprehensive, preventive, and remedial policies, including strategic interventions and programmes, to provide support, protect, empower, and entre justice for survivors.
“In the past one year, the state has secured over 50 convictions. We have provided holistic services to over 6,000 survivors and reached out to over a million Lagosians through advocacy and sensitisation,” the governor mentioned.
Sanwo-Olu pressured that whereas a number of good points had been made, numerous survivors had but to entry providers as the problems continued to thrive in secrecy.
“Together we will elevate consciousness and assist survivors and make sure the perpetrators are held accountable.
“Lagos has indeed walked the talk on issues of sexual and gender-based violence with our pioneer initiatives yielding fruits by the day. Therefore, you can trust my administration is fully committed to this course,” he added.
In July, a human rights group, Take It Back Movement, known as on the Federal Government to declare an emergency on sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria.
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The group’s Head, Gender Department, Omolola Pedro, made the decision in a press assertion made accessible to The PUNCH.
The organisation expressed considerations about what it described as “rising cases” of SGBV within the nation significantly the current incident in Lagos the place a policeman was accused of defiling a 17-year-old woman.be utilized effectively.