The Lagos State Authorities has disclosed {that a} complete of 8,692 cases of home and sexual violence had been reported in the state between August 2024 and July 2025.
Home violence alone accounted for 3,685 cases, making it essentially the most prevalent challenge throughout the interval beneath overview.
Lawyer Normal and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, made this recognized on Friday throughout a press briefing to flag off actions for the 2025 Home and Sexual Violence Consciousness Month.
He careworn that the figures mirror the state authorities’s agency stance on zero tolerance for sexual and gender-based violence, SGBV.
Pedro, who was represented by the Everlasting Secretary, Mr Olanrewaju Oyenuga, revealed that the state secured over 140 convictions and obtained six restraining orders in the course of the interval.
He broke down the statistics: 243 cases of defilement, 244 cases of kid abuse/bodily assault, 99 cases of rape, 48 cases of sexual harassment, and 25 cases of sexual assault by penetration.
Additionally, 726 family-related disputes, 41 cases of cyber harassment, and 32 cases of threats to life had been documented.
In line with him, 3,090 kids uncovered to home violence obtained counselling, ranging in age from 18 months to 79 years, highlighting that SGBV cuts throughout all age teams. He famous that 146 survivors obtained free authorized illustration, all survivors of sexual assault accessed free medical care, and 30 had been accommodated in authorities shelters.
By way of rehabilitation, 1,487 survivors and 249 perpetrators underwent remedy, whereas 13 individuals with disabilities had been supplied with specialised assist.
On native authorities reporting, Pedro recognized Alimosho, Eti-Osa, Ikorodu, Kosofe, and Oshodi-Isolo as recording the very best variety of adult-related cases, whereas for child-related cases, the highest 5 councils had been Ikorodu, Kosofe, Badagry, Alimosho, and Oshodi-Isolo.
Talking on consciousness efforts, he recalled that since 2015, the Home and Sexual Violence Company has devoted September to elevating consciousness on SGBV.
The theme for this year, he stated, is ‘SGBV… It Considerations Us All’.
Outlining the month-long actions, Pedro introduced that public servants would put on purple ribbons from September 1 as a logo of solidarity, adopted by an advocacy stroll towards SGBV.
Different deliberate programmes embrace a market fiesta to sensitise residents on gender roles and stereotypes, a Survivor’s Day to honour victims, and the Governor’s Commendation and Awards Evening to recognise individuals and establishments championing the struggle towards sexual and gender-based violence.
