Indeed, men and boys can be victims of domestic and sexual violence.
Ms Nur-Alkali said women were unwilling to speak out about their experience, adding that “the victims are being blamed, denied help or told to stop talking.”
Transport workers in Kaduna commenced developing bylaws to curb sexual harassment and other forms of SGBV in motor parks.
The Centre for Democracy and Development said that about 1,080 repentant Boko Haram members had so far benefited from its intervention.
The NGO aims to mobilise 4,500 critical stakeholders to curb SGBV in public places in Kaduna state.
According to him, in the past three years, the state government has made significant gains in the war against domestic and sexual violence.
The centres are providing services to survivors of SGBV across the 21 local government areas of the state.
NAPTIP received a report of 1,100 cases of domestic SGBV between January and October.
Women affairs minister Pauline Tallen has called on religious leaders to support the country’s fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
“We need to give more emphasis on our women’s education to be able to have full family protection.”
