Campaign Against Sexual Violence: Justice Ministry Charges SGBV To Intensify Awareness

The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has called on the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) to extend the campaign to all the nooks and crannies of the State.

The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Titilayo Shitta-Bey-Jeje commended the Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi and her team when she visited the ministry for the robust campaign, imploring them to extend the campaign to all the nooks and crannies of the State.

The visit was part of activities of the Agency’s #TurnAlausaPurple Awareness Campaign to commemorate the commencement of the SGBV one-month long awareness programme themed: “SGBV? NotInMyLagos!”.

In her remarks, Vivour-Adeniyi stressed that the theme of the campaign was chosen based on the compelling need to ensure that residents of the State realise that eradicating the menace of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence is a collective effort that will require that we all play our part.

She reiterated the commitment of the State Government to curb the menace of SGBV in Lagos, asserting that the present administration has zero tolerance for violence against women and children in any part of the State.

Meanwhile the agency began its commemoration of the SGBV Awareness Month with an Advocacy walk tagged: “Turn Alausa Purple”, held within the Secretariat and aimed at sensitising the populace and curbing all forms of domestic and sexual violence in the State.

The Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs. Lola Vivour-Adeniyi led the Advocacy Sensitization Campaign team WALK to all the Ministries and Parastatals located within the Secretariat sensitising Civil Servants on the zero tolerance stance of the State Government and the need for collective efforts to end the menace of sexual and gender-based violence in Lagos.

She disclosed that the Agency has received over 5,000 reports of sexual and gender-based violence cases within and outside the State saying, “We are extremely grateful to Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Olufemi Hamzat for their unrelenting support and care for survivors in the State and ensuring that SGBV cases are put on the front burner.

We are also grateful to the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola for continually being our distinguished partner in amplifying the call to kick SGBV out of Lagos.

This year’s Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Awareness Month Advocacy is themed: “SGBV? NOT IN MY LAGOS”.