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The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) handled 3,831 cases from April 2020 to April 2021, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, has said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Onigbanjo made the disclosure on Wednesday while giving an account of the performance of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, at the state’s 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja.
The attorney-general said that of the 3,831 cases of domestic violence, 2,629 involved adults while 1,202 involved children.
“A call centre number 08000333333 has been launched to respond to reports of gender-based violence, and the state government will be providing compensation and empowerment for survivors,” he said.
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