The Lagos State Government through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency says 1,108 men have reported being domestically abused in six years.
”We are also mindful of the research we conducted in 2016 in partnership with the Nigerian Prisons Service as they were referred to then.
”Majority of them did not receive psycho-social support and as such, they began abusing others, thereby revealing the abused-abuser trend.“It is also compelling to inform men of the different forms of violence and the support services that the state government has put in place to proactively address these issues.
Vivour-Adeniyi said the agency had a mission to ensure that no gender was left behind in its advocacy, preventive and response mechanisms. The DSVA Community Engagement Officer, Tobi Ikudaisi said that in 2022, a total of 281 men came to the agency to report one form of violence or the other against them.
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