Lagos Govt Records 3,831 Domestic Violence Cases In One Year

*62,477 Traffic Offenders Were Arraigned, Convicted

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, Mr Moyosore
Onigbanjo (SAN), has said.

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.

Onigbanjo added that the Public Advisory Centre of the Lagos
State Ministry of Justice rendered advice on 47,586 cases during
the period under review.

He said that the advice ranged from tenancy, pension claims and
domestic violence, to health matters and illegal demolition of the
property.

“The Ministry’s Citizen Mediation Centre (CMC), within a year,
resolved 9,686 cases out of 12,358 cases.

“The CMC Ojokoro-Ijaiye, on April 14, 2021, successfully
restored family members into their apartment after being locked out
by an aggrieved landlord for 18 days.

“The Directorate of Citizens Rights resolved 1,640 petitions
covering landlord-tenant matters, employer-employee matters and
matrimonial disputes.

“The Directorate also recovered N51.5 million on behalf of
complainants,” he said.

*62,477 Traffic Offenders Were Arraigned, Convicted

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, Mr Moyosore
Onigbanjo (SAN), has said.

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.

Onigbanjo added that the Public Advisory Centre of the Lagos
State Ministry of Justice rendered advice on 47,586 cases during
the period under review.

He said that the advice ranged from tenancy, pension claims and
domestic violence, to health matters and illegal demolition of the
property.

“The Ministry’s Citizen Mediation Centre (CMC), within a year,
resolved 9,686 cases out of 12,358 cases.

“The CMC Ojokoro-Ijaiye, on April 14, 2021, successfully
restored family members into their apartment after being locked out
by an aggrieved landlord for 18 days.

“The Directorate of Citizens Rights resolved 1,640 petitions
covering landlord-tenant matters, employer-employee matters and
matrimonial disputes.

“The Directorate also recovered N51.5 million on behalf of
complainants,” he said.