89 men, 664 women victims of gender-based violence in Lagos

A total of 753 gender-based violence reports were received within two years in Lagos State, the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) has said.

Bolaji Dada, commissioner for women affairs and poverty alleviation, said this Tuesday during the 2021 ministerial press briefing to mark the second anniversary of the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in office in Ikeja.

“46 men were violated in the year 2020, while 378 women were violated,” she said.

“And in the year 2021, from January till date, we have had 43 males report gender-based…