The Lagos State Government has said that 89 men confirmed that they were battered by their wives in cases of domestic abuse between 2020 and the first quarter of this year.
Cecilia Bolaji Dada, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), who announced this at a ministerial news conference Lagos, to mark Governor Babajide Sanwo-second Olu’s year in office,also said 46 men confirmed their wives had violated them to the ministry in 2020.
She added that 43 men reported being battered by their wives in the first quarter of 2021, bringing the number to 89 in less than two years.
She said the number only included cases that were reported to WAPA, and that some cases were reported directly to the Ministry of Justice and police station, which the ministry might not be aware of.
According to cases published to WAPA, a total of 664 women in Lagos were battered by their husbands in the previous year.
She said 378 women were raped by their husbands last year, while 286 women were battered by their husbands in the first quarter of 2021.
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