Concern Over New Number Of Lagos Wives Beating Their Husbands

Lagos State Government said it has recorded no fewer than 340 cases of wives beating their husbands to submission, in the last year.

Executive Secretary, of Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, made the disclosure in a quarterly report of the agency.

She said the incidence of reports of domestic violence from males also increased in the last year.

Vivour-Adeniyi disclosed that 340 male reported cases of domestic violence perpetrated against them by their wives between September 2022 and July 2023.

She expressed worries over the trend, saying the agency “Is currently handling the cases with the aim to find amicable resolution.”

GWG.ng had reported that no fewer than 89 men  reported that they were battered by their wives in cases of domestic violence between 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.

GWG.ng had similarly reported that the (DSVRT) in its biannual report in July 2021 that 194 men reported that they received beatings from their wives or partners in the first half of the year.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government, through the Joint Task Force on Implementation of the Executive Order on Safeguarding and Child Protection has commenced monitoring and assessment across the six education districts in the state.

Members of the Joint Task Force comprise of top level representatives of Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Lagos State Safety Commission, State Universal Basic Education Board,

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