A group focused on women and children matters on Friday marched on the Lagos State House of Assembly to seek legislation on femicide.
Ololade Ajayi, the convener of the DOHS Care for Vulnerable Women and Children Foundation, led the march.
Femicide is the intentional killing of a woman or girl because of their gender.
Members of the group marched chanting “End femicide,” “Not one woman more, not one woman less,” Call it femicide,” from the Shoprite Mall in Ikeja area of the state to the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The demonstrators carried banners and placards with varying inscriptions like ‘#CALLITFEMICIDENG, Resist not Cry, ‘Legislate against femicide’, ‘STOP STOP STOP FEMICIDE’, ‘Stop killing of women and girls’ and others.
Ms Ajayi said they had sent a letter with a proposed bill on femicide to the state House of Assembly in April.
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