Lagos Records 138 Cases Of Domestic Violence Against Men In 10 Months

The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Response Team (DVSRT) yesterday said it received 138 cases of domestic violence against men from May 2017 to March 2018.
Mr Adeniji Kazeem, Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, made the disclosure at the 2018 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark three years in office of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode.
The event took place at Alausa, Ikeja.
Kazeem noted that 30 cases against men were reported from May 2016 to April 2017.
He said that a total number of 1,771 cases of domestic and sexual violence were reported during the period under review.
He advised members of the public to dial the helpline – #6820# to report cases of violence for prompt and appropriate action.
On the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, established in September 2017, Kazeem said that the centre had received 316 inquiries and had over 71 active cases bothering on homicide, rape, toxicology, child trafficking, serology and others.
He said that the Special Task Force Against Land Grabbers received 1,300 petitions out of which 855 were concluded and 530 pending.
“In the period under review, 35 suspected land grabbers were arrested and 26 criminal prosecution cases are ongoing,” he said.