Women-in-PENGASSAN create awareness against domestic violence

*70 % of cases are violence against women — Commissioner

Addressing members of the association at the Office of the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Alausa Secretariat, Lagos State, the Commissioner Mrs. Cecilia Bolaji Dada said that 70 percent of cases reported to the ministry are women-related violence and that three to five women report their husbands on a daily basis.

Dada, who was represented by the Director, Domestic Violence Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Olorunfemi Oluwatoyin, said: “On a daily basis, we receive nothing less than 3 to five cases of women coming to report their spouses. Men also come to report, but their number is limited. It is a business that we must take seriously. “Because of shame, some women don’t report domestic violence. However, due to the awareness created through the campaign people are now coming out. So, we are receiving more cases now.

“The percentage of cases of domestic violence reported is like 70 percent, while men may be like 10 percent because they are not really violated. Most times the men’s reports are based on their wives being in the care of their children. Such a scenario is emotional, not physical. “Lagos State prosecutes offenders. You know prosecution is through the Nigerian police. Any case we see that is serious, especially sexual violence. It will go for prosecution. No mercy. We get convictions in court on a daily basis.”

On her part, Comrade Faith Usoro, Chairperson, National Women-in-PENGASSAN expressed dissatisfaction with the act of domestic violence, saying: “You must agree with me that domestic violence against women is very unfair. After all, we have gone through to give men a face, we end up being battered, and at the end of the day the woman because she wants to protect and make a successful marriage ends up dying. “We are here to tell men not to touch women irresponsibly. Talk to them with respect. We want to be honored, we want to be loved, and we want to be cared for.

Women-in-PENGASSAN create awareness against domestic violence

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