89 Nigerian men were reportedly beaten by their wives in the last 15 months — Lagos Govt releases statement

In a new report released by the Lagos State Government, 89 men were beaten by their wives in cases of domestic violence between 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.

Instablog9ja reports that the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Cecilia Bolaji Dada, stated this on Tuesday at a ministerial news conference to mark the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in office, held in Ikeja, Lagos.

The commissioner said, in 2020, a total of 46 men reported at the ministry that their wives violated them. She added that in the first quarter of 2021, a total of 43 men reported battering by their wives, making it a total of 89 in less than two years.

The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Cecilia Bolaji Dada

She said the figure captured only cases reported to WAPA and that some cases had been reported directly to the Ministry of Justice and police station which the ministry might not be aware of.

Dada, however, disclosed that a total of 664 women were battered by their husbands in Lagos in the past year, according to cases reported at WAPA.

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